Definitions and Word Differences
Includes the meanings and differences of words, phrases and terms; often related to dictionary entries.
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It is the opposite of being narrowminded. You broaden (widen) your thinking to accept possibilities. For instance, there are many...
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In parliamentary procedure, a motion, or suggested resolution is proposed by the mover, one of the people at the meeting. A...
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Someone who is a monarch that quits the throne is what abdicated means.
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Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty. So in laymen terms, something that isn't quite perfect, there is...
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The word efficacious means about the same as "effective" -- it means capable of having the intended result.Example:"A shotgun is...
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Ease means peace, quiet, lack of difficulty.
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an emissary is someone who is sent with an official message or to do some especial job, often secretly...
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There are a variety of definitions, depending on the application (see Related Links below the ads), but in mental health circles...
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Epiphany means "manifestation", often of divine power. Christians celebrate 6 January as Epiphany because it's considered the day...
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I did not wish to leave the impression that I had accompanied my colleagues on this incredible journey merely to seek to brighten...
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"Because of the Wizard's mesmerism ability, the man was hyptnotised."
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People graduate, speeches are made, and degrees are given.
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The naturally occurring changes in the environment, e.g. bushfires, floods, volcanic fallout, which leave it unbalanced with...
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He is your nephew And you are his Aunt
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Sleep, read, eat sausage and drink with friends.
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combining many filters in a series
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Such a fee was officially known as a poll tax. The purpose was to prevent poor people from voting, since they were the ones who...
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It's where we all sit at assemblys at school.
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Mississippi has many antebellum mansions.
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The fire was hot enough to raze my shed to the ground.
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What transparency?
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Nothing is the lack or absence of anything (including empty space). "Nothing" and "zero" are closely related but not identical...
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Polymeter can convey ambiguity. Low notes can be thought as warm colors and high notes as cool colors. Musical rhythm can...
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A corollary to the fact that the earth is round is that we don't have to worry about falling off the edge.
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Zephyr, blast, breeze, Chinook, typhoon, tempest, draught, gale, mistral...
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obedience or dutifulness. Definition: The art of obeying or the state of being obedient. Dinesh Saini (Web Master)
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It means that the 'data' (i.e.: information) that is given or quoted, is subject to one or more interpretations or that sources...
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Conned is the past tense of con. Gruff means to have a rough nature. It means a person who tries to make a scam and does it...
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It is spelled the way it sounds. In English spelling, the digraph pH usually stands for the f sound.
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Movement in social studies is a term used to convey a social event or era that brought about change. For example THE CIVIL RIGHTS...
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AnswerMeaning of Organic In foods means: Naturally grown. No unnatural additives or fertilizers were used. In chemistry means: to...
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It means when more than one person is involved to make an effort on the subject in question.
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Oral communication involves words through talking. It is spoken communication. Verbal communication includes rate, volume, pitch...
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The plastic or metal sleeves at the end of shoelaces are called "aglets" (or "aiglets"). Besides making an interesting trivia or...
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I wouldn't say that an adverb has an antonym, but if you're curious: an adverb modifies a verb; an adjective modifies a noun.
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An electric cord with many light bulbs at regular intervals along its length is called a string of lights. When something is...
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1. beet, beat 2. through, threw 3. ate, eight 4. read, red 5. reed, red 6. tee, tea 7. see, sea 8. led, lead 9. their, there 10....
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Yes. According to my dictionary, it means disgusting or messy.
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Kalbaisakhi is actually a dusty squall at the onset of South-West Monsoon (April-May)
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A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow.
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to assail with abusive language, call bad names.
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The spontaneous intermingling of the particles of two or more substances as a result of random thermal action
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Going counter to the facts in order to prove one's point.
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Refers to an action prompted by a feeling of generosity or kindness.
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This means the entire stock or collection available, or the place where an acting group performs. Here are some sentences. I...
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Intuition?<><><>Ignorance
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It would be a song (ditty) usually with a ribald or overtly sexual theme and lyric.
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Saday creates a desire for association with people and new experiences
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Reverse, backpedal, retreat.
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It's the speed at which, if exceeded, the compressor will fail.
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Adjudication is the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation including legal reasoning set...
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Apparently it means something like "the estimation of something as valueless." See the link to the right.
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If you describe someone as analitical, it means the person is always thinking about things - analyzing, pondering, etc. A person...
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Propaganda, also known as propaganda effect, is the phenomenon according to which when we have heard or read certain statements...
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Jellico Cats are white and black, Jellico Cats are of moderate size; Jellicles jump like a jumping jack, Jellico Cats have...
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The word dawdle means hanging doing nothing.
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It means an opportunity to join a young organization or company and doing all types of work to help it grow. It holds the promise...
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drilling, grilling, rilling, trilling, billing, milling, willing, chilling.
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Self preservation can be physical or abstract. The advantages are: 1.Physical self preservation involves-safety, good health with...
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Christians believe that when they die, they go to heaven and live a life of everlasting peace and happiness in paradise. That is...
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To be fed up means to be upset or angry with someone.
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It's just mean code. Because the use word key when somaone need open something and if you do not have key or code, that mean you...
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A choral hymn sexual sung by fifty men or boys to honor Dionysus. 1. A passionately emotional (or fervent) speech or piece...
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Corkage or "corkage fee" is generally the term used for a restaurant to open a bottle of wine that is brought into the restaurant...
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Lunacy is a wild and foolish act or idea. So if someone is riding the platform of lunacy, they radical and foolish.
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Mukti Is liberation of the senses from the clutches of the mind. Its general definition is enlightenment or a state of...
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Persistence is the act or fact of persisting. It is also the continued existence or occurrence.
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It means that in a political way, that anything based on politics is made by prejudices to humiliate, blame, or insult a victim...
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It means to start the process of removal from office. It starts with an accusation.
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Not enough to make a difference. Like adding a glass of water to the Atlantic or a dollar to the price of a car.
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"Baffled" means confronted by a situation that needs improvement but unable to imagine how to achieve the improvement needed.
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The English term 'estimate' has many senses: 1: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; 2: judge to be...
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The word 'disaster' comes from the the Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro. It is formed of the prefix "dis" (away,...
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'Stag's Head', 'Stag's Horn', or 'Deer Antler, depending on who you talk to. From...
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This usually means to see. it doesn't... besides video, some examples would be helpful. vid and vis are both prefixes involving...
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Ameen is a variant transliteration of the Arabic personal name: Amin. The word is translated variously as "trustworthy",...
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kamisaraki. I am not sure how exactly to say it, but that's it!
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The word praetorian means your brave or honorable.
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Look in the dictionary! (not) Queasy stomach means A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or...
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letters combined together to make something.
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Type your answer here... chicken on the vramage
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