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Showing posts with label wiktionary. Show all posts
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Sunday, 22 December 2019

run someone ragged: Word of the day for December 23, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : run someone ragged , v : (originally US, idiomatic) To exhaust; to demand excessive ef...
Saturday, 21 December 2019

lotologist: Word of the day for December 22, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : lotologist , n : A person who collects lottery tickets. The Spanish Christmas Lottery,...
Friday, 20 December 2019

Sherman necktie: Word of the day for December 21, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : Sherman necktie , n : (US, rail transport, historical, chiefly plural) A segment of ra...
Thursday, 19 December 2019

bewilder: Word of the day for December 20, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : bewilder , v : (transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially wi...
Wednesday, 18 December 2019

scut: Word of the day for December 19, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : scut , n : (obsolete) A hare; (hunting, also figuratively) a hare as the game in a hun...
Tuesday, 17 December 2019

primum mobile: Word of the day for December 18, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : primum mobile , n : (astronomy, historical) The outermost celestial sphere of the heav...
Monday, 16 December 2019

nithing: Word of the day for December 17, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : nithing , n : (archaic) A coward, a dastard; a wretch. (archaic) A wicked person; also...
Sunday, 15 December 2019

prototype: Word of the day for December 16, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : prototype , n : An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects...
Saturday, 14 December 2019

Groom of the Stool: Word of the day for December 15, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : Groom of the Stool , proper n : (Britain, monarchy, historical) Originally an official...
Friday, 13 December 2019

by virtue of: Word of the day for December 14, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : by virtue of , prep : (idiomatic) (originally) by the authority or power of; (now) bec...
Thursday, 12 December 2019

bastard strangles: Word of the day for December 13, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : bastard strangles , n : (veterinary medicine) A form of strangles, a bacterial upper r...
Wednesday, 11 December 2019

oximeter: Word of the day for December 12, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : oximeter , n : (chemistry) A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something,...
Tuesday, 10 December 2019

for the taking: Word of the day for December 11, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : for the taking , adj : Available; able to be taken without difficulty.
Monday, 9 December 2019

gylany: Word of the day for December 10, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : gylany , n : (sociology) A social system based on equality of women and men. Today is ...
Sunday, 8 December 2019

out of kilter: Word of the day for December 9, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : out of kilter , prepositional phrase : (idiomatic) Askew, disturbed; not adjusted or w...
Saturday, 7 December 2019

Mariolatry: Word of the day for December 8, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : Mariolatry , n : (Protestantism, derogatory) Adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mar...
Friday, 6 December 2019

Lessepsian: Word of the day for December 7, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : Lessepsian , adj : (obsolete, rare) Pertaining to the French diplomat Ferdinand de Les...
Thursday, 5 December 2019

picaresque: Word of the day for December 6, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : picaresque , adj : Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues. (literature) Characteris...
Wednesday, 4 December 2019

agribusiness: Word of the day for December 5, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : agribusiness , n : (uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agric...
Tuesday, 3 December 2019

status symbol: Word of the day for December 4, 2019

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : status symbol , n : A visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth o...