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Includes the meanings and differences of words, phrases and terms; often related to dictionary entries.
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Pertaining to the West (typically European culture). Antonym of 'oriental'.
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A stamp collector is referred to as a philatelist. The word is derived from Greek and refers to the love of pre-paid taxes, a...
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Not sure, but I think it's Ulster Scots (spoken in Northern Ireland). R
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The most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender.The official currency issued by a government or national bank.
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Literary appreciation is the understanding and mastery of the form and content of a literary work.
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"Womenfolk" just means "the women," usually in the context of a community. For example, "The men of the village expect to be...
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Look it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram
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Ritzy means "an impressive display of wealth," usually signalling that one cannot afford to stay around long, i.e., the...
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A mesomorph is someone who is characterized as putting on muscle mass easily and having a pretty big/stocky/muscular...
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someone who speaks three or more languages.
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To find the root, we first have to find the word. Helipoter isn't a recognized word in any dictionary consulted. You may have...
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In general usage (though it is not generally used by adults), it is a weak term of endearment said by a male to a female. It does...
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Aid
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-verb (used with object) 1. To state or assert positively; maintain as true:to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; he...
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Sameer originated from Sanskrit and now is a part of Hindi meaning gust of wind, gentle breeze. Sameer/Samir is also a word in...
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A reindeer. Additional Info: Well, it is the name of one of Santa's reindeer, yes. A very strong, skilled flying reindeer,...
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In the English language, those these terms could be intra-changeable, CUB generally refers to the young of a lion, wolf, or bear....
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spit 1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 2. to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from...
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Personification is used to give objects, or abstract ideas, human traits or qualities, such as emotion, desires, speech,...
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One definition of "cos" is a type of lettuce. cos in math means cosine.
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It's akin to vomit i.e. to bring up food in the stomach back to the mouth cavity or out of the body entirely. Whereas humans...
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In a document the appendix is information that is listed at the end of a report, thesis, or book. It contains information you...
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Parallax is the apparent displacement of a relatively close object compared to a more distant background as the location of the...
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Look for the meaning of dearest in the dictionary. Here are some of it's meanings: A beloved person; used as terms of endearment...
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To paddle or play in as if in water; to work or concern oneself without serious effort.
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Nourishing mother
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BUD OF GERMINATING WHEAT SEED
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A rudder is a mechanism for steering boats which evolved from the "steer board" (whence "starboard"), later the terminology was...
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Neoconservatism is the political philosophy that emerged in the United States from the rejection of social liberalism and the New...
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A kind of report that has to do with academic research.
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scarce: insufficient to meet the demand; not common; rarely found Here are some expamples to help you out: Example 1) Water is...
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To align all text flush with the left hand margin, to include the date, the addressee, salutation, all paragraphs, etc.
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an analogical statement is a statement that compares, or makes an analogy of, something and something else
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Howdy. Actually, it was "Aa-aa-aa-oo-oo-ook", which meant Howdy in Australopithecanese. Another popular word was...
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SHES CRAZY HOT It means a female is very good-looking, measured on a scale of one to ten, with ten being the most good-looking...
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Extraordinary, incredible, extrememely large. It means "very large" - synonym of "enormous"
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Concrete detail in subject writing simply means avoiding generalities so that a reader can better visualize or understand your...
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It is not "just right". In fact it is the entire opposite. Inadequate means just missing something or somethings to meet the need...
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Denotation is that aspect of meaning which relates between a word or a lexeme and the external world,i.e, persons, things,...
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The action or process of moving or being moved.
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According to the American Heritage Dictionary, it is acceptable either to pronounce the second o in chocolate, or not to...
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A puppet leader ,or a person who works puppets is called a puppeteer.
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To negotiate is to define the terms of a contract or agreement, often involving bargaining over the details between the parties...
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"Vis" means to see. Words include: vision (eyesight), visitor (someone who comes to see you), visible (able to be seen clearly),...
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an accumulation of boulders, stones, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier.
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To "nag" is to go on and on and on about the same thing,hoping to convince someone to do something usually.To "nag" can also mean...
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Efficacy is the capacity to produce an effect. It is these conditions that distinguish efficacy from the related concept of...
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Originally, scow meant a flat bottomed boat with a blunt end. A barge. Then folks started putting sails on them and the meaning...
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I believe Graceful Lily is the English translation of the girls name Suzanne. Its origin is Hebrew
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history means a long time ago it also means ancient people like Native Americans and other kind of tribes
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"Sorry" simply means to regret your choice or action towards another being, or feeling remorse. It can also mean that the sorry...
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Hertz means Frequency ie cycles per second. 1 hertz is 1 cycle per second Another answer Hertz is the SI unit for "frequency"....
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Materials that are limited
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The main difference between a comedy and a tragedy is Minor problems happen in a comedy but terrible disasters happen in a...
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Something that is brittle breaks easily.
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Deferred gratification or delayed gratification is the ability to wait in order to obtain something that one wants
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attitude is singular; attitudes is plural
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Goodbye Comes from "God be with (ye)you"
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A decade is Ten Years (This is better than the previous answer)
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There are several definitions. Having a lot of cheese, or resembling cheese. (slang) Corny, overdoing something, cliched, tacky....
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A subjective view is where you bring in your opinions, world view and knowledge into your interpretation of what is actually...
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In the English-speaking countries pp stands for pro persona -which is Latin and literally means for the person [of] or for and on...
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A Johnspiece is basically anything, according to Tyler.
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Twilight means the time of the day where the sun is below the horizon line in either the morning of the evening.
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An abbreviation for "Okay Good" it may also have other meanings that I am unaware about.
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It means that he's is cute and you like the way he looks
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Tickled to death is a phrase referring to be very happy. Most people experience some elation and happiness at being tickled. That...
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The name Joanne means a beautiful gift from God
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Development - means a progression from a simpler or lower to a more advanced, mature, or complex form or stage. It is also...
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Large or very strong.
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A phrase is a group of words that doesn't contain both a subject and a verb. They are never complete thoughts. Example: Walked...
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Self-conscious means : Nervous or awkward because your shy or worried about what others think of you and are strongly aware of...
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something spoken to the audience, not heard by others onstage
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Marketing, production, finance and etc. The structure & politics of an organisation affects the manner in which the...
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a large formal assembly; "political convention" something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main...
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Historically people who were half white and half black were called mulatto; this term specifically described biracial people with...
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To listen well you have to have eye contact, head gestures to show you understand, you shouldn't be fiddling or talking. What are...
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This word "Sensus" has the following definitions: It is a music album by Cristina Branco which was released on May 27, 2003. It...
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1. In "anime" (Japanese animation) fan circles, when you say something is "ecchi" you mean it is erotic, but usually not with...
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No, Ayaan is not a Hindu name it somalian name and that is my answer. By: MDK
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Onomatopoeia describes a word in which the sound of the word tells the meaning. It is a word we give to a thing, such as...
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Awesome arose in England 1598, meaning being in "awe" of something..amazed. Awe + some added together - its Early modern English.
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The term 'naphthalene' means a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic...
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they are a form of appetizers used at parties to get things jumping.
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Sociolinguistic relativity refers to the set of conventions, rules and patterns unique to a community which they use in...
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Not a nice thing to say. Usually said by someone who is mad. It means mind your own business, stay out of someone else's...
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a flat land with leverage
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A main conflict is the main problem that a character has in a story, or the main problem of the story
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Chicanery means the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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