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All Words Glossary
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sales tax |
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noun
- A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer. The tax is not recognized as the seller's earnings; the seller only collects the tax and transmits the same to local or state authorities.
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savings bank |
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noun
- a financial institution that holds the savings of private depositors and pays interest on these deposits
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SBA |
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initialism
- Small Business Administration
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SDR |
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initialism
- special drawing rights
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second |
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noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 Ety section)
- The SI unit of time, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest; one-sixtieth of a minute.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- A short, indeterminate amount of time.
I'll be there in a .
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(context, usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds.
- The attendant of a contestant in a duel or box, boxing match, who must be ready to take over if the contestant drops out. In the case of a duel, the seconds may also fight each other at 90° to the other contestants.
- One who agrees in addition, or such a motion, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
If we want the motion to pass, we will need a .
- Another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
- The second gear of an engine.
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(baseball) second base, Second base.
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(transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two.
- I the motion.
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security |
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noun (securit, ies)
- the condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially
- something that secures.
- an organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
- (legal) something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
- (legal) Freedom from apprehension.
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(finance) proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments
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(finance) property temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan
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sed |
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noun
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(computing) A noninteractive text editor (originally developed in Unix), intended for making systematic edits in an automatic or batch-oriented way.
verb (sed, d, ed)
- To edit a file or stream of text using sed.
- Can you sed out those trailing spaces, please?
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seed |
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noun
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(countable) A fertilized grain, initially encased in a fruit, which may grow into a mature plant.
If you plant a in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.
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(context, countable, botany) A fertilized ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
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(uncountable) An amount of fertilized grain that cannot be readily counted.
The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown .
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(uncountable) Semen.
Sometimes a man may feel encouraged to spread his before he settles down to raise a family.
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(countable) A precursor.
The of an idea. Which idea was the (idea)?
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(countable) The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precusor in a defined chain of precusors.
- The initial position of a competitor or team in a tournament. (seed position)
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The team with the best regular season record receives the top in the conference tournament.
- The competitor or team occupying a given seed. (seed position)
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The rookie was a surprising top .
- Initialization state of a Wikipedia:Pseudorandom number generator, pseudorandom number generator (PRNG). (seed number)
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If you use the same you will get exactly the same pattern of numbers.
- Commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)
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The latest has attracted a lot of users in our online community.
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(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds.
I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.
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(transitive) To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
A venture captialist seeds young companies.
The tournament coordinator will the starting lineup with the best competitors from the qualifying round.
This marketing company successfully seeds viral campaigns using wikipedia:media meshing, media meshing.
The programmer seeds fresh, uncorrupted data into the database before running unit tests.''
adjective
- Held in reserve for future growth.
money
Don't eat your corn
- First. The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precusor in a defined chain of precusors.
What was the number that initiated the sequence of values?
The qualifying match determines the position one will have in the final competition.
- A precursor, especially in a process without a defined initial state.
What was the idea behind your scheme?
Use your profits as money for your next venture.
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sell |
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noun
- An easy task.
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1922: What a for Lena! - w:Katherine Mansfield, Katherine Mansfield, The Doll's House (Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics paperback 2002, 354)
verb (sells, selling, sold, sold)
- To agree to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
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(professional wrestling slang) In professional wrestling, to pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
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(idiom) To promote a particular viewpoint; to manipulate towards a desired end.
- I don't know what she was selling when she pretended she liked him.
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settle |
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noun
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(archaic) A seat of any kind.
- A bench with a high back and arms.
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(obsolete) A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.
- Quotation: And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit. --Ezek. xliii.
verb (settl, ing)
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(transitive): To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like.
Quotation: And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him,until he was ashamed. --2 Kings VIII. 11. (Rev. Ver.)
Quotation: The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his only son. --Dryden.
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(transitive), (obsolete) : To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister.
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(transitive): To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
Quotation: God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake. --w:Chapman, Champman.
Quotation: Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan.
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(transitive): To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.
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(transitive): To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like;as, clear weather settles the roads.
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(transitive): To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, torender close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it.
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(transitive): To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from uncertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance.
Quotation: It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful. --Swift.
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(transitive): To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
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(transitive), (archaic): To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.
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(transitive), (colloquial): To pay; as, to settle a bill. --Abbott.
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(transitive): To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.
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(intransitive): To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state.
Quotation: The wind came about and settled in the west. --w:Bacon, Bacon.
Quotation: Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors until it settles in an intense red. --Arbuthnot.
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(intransitive): To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.
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(intransitive): To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder.
Quotation: As people marry now and settle. --Prior.
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(intransitive): To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law.
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(intransitive): To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads settled late in the spring.
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(intransitive): To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing.
Quotation: A government, on such occasions, is always thick before it settles. --Addison.
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(intransitive): To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
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(intransitive): To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.
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(intransitive): To become calm; to cease from agitation.
Quotation: Till the fury of his highness settle, Come not before him. --Shak.
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(intransitive): To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.
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(intransitive), (obsolete): To make a jointure for a wife.
Quotation: He sighs with most success that settles well. --Garth.
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settlement |
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noun
- The state of being settled.
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(legal) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
- A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled.
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(architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
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(legal) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
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(finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
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SF |
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initialism
- San Francisco
- science fiction or speculative fiction, often used to avoid having to choose between the two.
- square feet
- Sinn Fein , an Irish political party
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shave |
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noun
- An instance of shaving.
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I instructed the barber to give me a .
verb (shaves, shaving, shove or shaved, shaven or shaved)
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(transitive) to make bald by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin
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(transitive) to cut finely, as with slices of meat
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sheltered |
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adjective
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protected, Protected, as from wind or weather.
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The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the cove.
- (Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians; often implies a lack of social skills, worldly experience, etc.
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short-term |
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adjective (pos=short-term, shorter-term, shortest-term)
- of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.
This plan deals with the next few days.
- of or pertaining to a short duration of time
<b>short-term</b> exposure
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sip |
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noun
- A small mouthful of drink
verb (sips, sipping, sipped)
- To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time
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sleeper |
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noun
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(countable) Someone who sleeps.
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(countable) A saboteur or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
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(countable) A railroad sleeping car.
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(countable)(context, rail transport, UK) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together railway lines.
- Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.
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(countable) A goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish of the family Odontobutidae. Also "sleeper goby."
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(clothing) A type of pajamas, pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers its whole body, including their feet.
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Aaron, Devin, Ryan H., Cody, Ryan O., Wade, Lisa and Laura looked so comfy in their sleepers.
- A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joist, joists beneath and floorboard, floorboards above.
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snap |
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noun
- A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- A sudden break.
- An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- The act of hitting a middle or ring finger against the palm after a quick frictive movement between the thumb and that finger.
- A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
- A photograph (an abbreviation of snapshot)
- The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
- A thin circular cookie or similar good:
a ginger
- Brisk, cold weather that passes quickly.
a cold snap
- Something accomplished with quickly or with little or no effort.
It'll be a to get that finished.
- a very short period of time
I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a .
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Phaseolus vulgaris; a snap bean.
- The passing of a football from the center to a back that begins play, a hike.
- Common name for a scrapbooking embellishment, more properly termed a rivet.
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Yorkshire: food in general or a packed meal in particular.
- A card game, primarily for children (see w:snap (game), snap (game))
verb (snap, p, ing)
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(intransitive) To break apart suddenly or at once.
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(intransitive) To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
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(intransitive) To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.
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(intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
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(intransitive) To speak abruptly or sharply.
He snapped at me for the slightest mistake.
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(intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.
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(intransitive) To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
She really should take a break before she snaps.
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(intransitive) To flash or appear to flash as with light.
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(intransitive) To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
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(transitive) To snatch with or like with the teeth.
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(transitive) To pull apart with a snapping sound.
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(transitive) To say abruptly or sharply.
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(transitive) To cause something to emit a snapping sound, such as a fastener.
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(transitive) To close something using a snap as a fastener.
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(transitive) To snap one's fingers. To make a sound using the middle finger and thumb.
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(transitive) To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
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(transitive) To take a photograph; to photograph.
He snapped a picture of me with my mouth open and my eyes closed.
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(transitive) To pass the ball from the center to a back, to hike the ball.
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soft |
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adjective ((compar): softer, (superl): softest)
- Giving way under pressure.
My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
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(context, of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible.
Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
- Gentle.
There was a soft breeze blowing.
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(context, of a sound) Quiet.
I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.''
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(linguistics) voiced, sonant
DH represents the voiced (soft) th of English these clothes. " w:The Lords of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings, w:J.R.R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien
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(linguistics) (rare) voiceless
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(linguistics) palatalized
- Lacking strength or resolve.
When it comes to drinking, Wessel is as soft as they come.
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(context, of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft.
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(Northern British, colloquial) Foolish.
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solicitor |
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noun
- In many common law jurisdictions, such as England and Wales, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, and Singapore, a type of lawyer whose traditional role is to offer legal services to clients apart from acting as their advocate in court. A solicitor instructs a barrister to act as an advocate for their client in court, although rights of audience for solicitors vary according to jurisdiction.
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In English Canada and in parts of Australia, a type of lawyer who historically held the same role as 1, but whose role has in modern times been merged with that of a barrister.
- In parts of the U.S., the chief legal officer of a city or town.
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(context, North America) A person soliciting sales, especially door to door.
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solvency |
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noun
- the state of having enough money to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent
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solvent |
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noun (wikipedia, Solvent, Solvent (chemistry))
- A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
adjective
- Able to pay all debts.
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specialize |
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verb (specializ, ing)
- To mention specialy; to particularize.
- To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to a specific use; as, specialized knowledge.
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(biology): To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions.
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specialty |
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noun (specialties)
- That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent.
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They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta.
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specific |
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noun (plural specifics)
- a remedy for a particular disorder
- a distinguishing attribute or quality
adjective
- explicit or definite
- of, or relating to a species
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(taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species
- special, distinctive or unique
- intended for, or applying to a particular thing
- being a remedy for a particular disease
- (immunology) being limited to a particular antibody or antigen
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(physics) a value divided by the mass (e.g. specific volume)
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speculation |
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noun
- The process of thinking or meditating on a subject
- A judgment or conclusion reached by speculating
- An investment involving higher than normal risk in order to obtain a higher than normal return
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speculative |
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adjective
- Characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions.
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speculator |
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noun- One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principle for the potential of substantial returns. See also, gambler, punter.
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spiral |
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(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
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(informally) A helix.
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Split |
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proper noun- A port of Croatia.
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spot |
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noun
- A stain or disfigure, disfiguring mark.
I have tried everything, and I can"t get this out.
- A pimple or pustule.
That morning, I saw that a had come up on my chin.
- A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
- A small amount or quantity.
Would you like to come round on Sunday for a of lunch?
- A particular location or area.
I like to eat lunch in a pleasant outside.
- A bright lamp; a spotlight.
- A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
Did you see the on the news about the shoelace factory?
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(transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate or identify.
Try to the differences between these two entries.
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(finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
I"ll you ten dollars for lunch.
- To stain; to leave a spot.
Hard water will if it is left on a surface.
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(rfv-sense) To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
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(context, gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
I can"t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
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(dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
Most figure skaters do not their turns like dancers do.
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spreadsheet |
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noun
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(historic) A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.
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(computing) A computer simulation of such a system of recording tabular data, with totals and other formulas calculated automatically.
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st |
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abbreviation or st. or St.
- Street. Usually as "st." also as "st", sometimes capitalized.
- Saint. (Always capitalized.)
- State
- store, as in shopping centre
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staff |
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noun (pl. staffs or staves)
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(plural: staffs or staves) a long, straight stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
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(plural: staves) a series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.
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(plural: ) the employees of a business. (e.g. The company employed 10 new staff this month.)
verb
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(transitive) to supply (a business) with employees
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standard |
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noun
- A level of quality or attainment.
- Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations.
- An object supported in an upright position.
- A musical work of established popularity.
- The flag or ensign carried by a cavalry unit.
- A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.
- A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.
- One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.
adjective
- Falling within an accepted range. ex, size, amount, power, quality, etc.
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(context, of a tree or shrub) Growing on an erect stem of full height.
- Having recognized excellence or authority.
- Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
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staple |
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noun
- A basic or essential supply.
- A basic food.
- Rice is a in the diet of many cultures.
verb (stapl, ing)
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(transitive) To secure with a staple.
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stapler |
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noun
- A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper. Compare staple gun.
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statement |
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noun
- a declaration or remark
- a presentation of opinion or position
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(finance) a document that summarizes financial activity
a bank statement
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(computing) an instruction in a computer program
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static |
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noun
- interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television
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(context, by extension) interference or obstruction from people
- Something that is not part of any perceived universe phenomena; having no motion; no particle; no wavelength.
adjective
- Not able to change
- Fixed in place
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(complang) Occupying memory allocated when a program is load, loaded.
- Having no motion
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stock |
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noun
- A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.
We have a stock of televisions on hand.
- A supply of anything ready for use.
Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season.
- Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.
- Farm animals (short form of livestock)
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(also rolling stock) Railroad cars.
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(finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
- The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.
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(nautical) A bar going through an anchor, perpendicular to the flukes.
- The axle into which the rudder is attached (rudder stock); it transfers the movement of the helm to the rudder.
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(uncountable) Broth made from meat or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.
- The type of paper used in printing.
The books were printed on a heavier this year.
- A wide necktie popular in the eighteenth century, often seen today as a part of formal wear for horse riding competitions.
verb
- To have on hand for sale.
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The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.
adjective
- Normally available for purchase.
stock items
stock sizes
- Straightforward, plain, very basic
That band is quite stock
He gave me a stock answer
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stockbroker |
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noun
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(finance) A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).
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stock exchange |
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noun
- A building and the associated organization that trades stocks in of companies for money and vice versa.
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stockholder |
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noun
- One who holds stocks
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stockjobber |
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noun
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(chiefly, _, British) A stock-exchange operator who deals only with brokers. The term was also applied to a stockbroker, especially an unscrupulous one.
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stock market |
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noun
- A market for the trading of company stock.
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stock ticker |
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noun
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(trading) A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed prices and volumes of stock trades on paper tape as the data became available.
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(trading) Any device or display showing price and volumes of stock trades as the data become available.
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stop |
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noun
- A (usually marked) place where line buses or trams halt to let passengers get on and off.
They agreed to see each other at the bus .
- An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
That was not planned.
- A device intended to block the path of a moving object; as, a door stop.
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(context, linguistics) A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
- A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
- Short for a stopper, used in the phrase 'pull out all the stops'.
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(context, music) A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
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