adjective
shaped like an X
• Botany (of leaves) arranged in opposite pairs, each pair being at right angles to the pair below
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Word 3082: Decussate
adjective
shaped like an X
• Botany (of leaves) arranged in opposite pairs, each pair being at right angles to the pair below
Word 3081: Mimesis
noun formal or technical
imitation, in particular
• representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature
• the deliberate imitation of the behavior of one group of people by another as a factor in social change
• Zoology another term for mimicry
imitation, in particular
• representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature
• the deliberate imitation of the behavior of one group of people by another as a factor in social change
• Zoology another term for mimicry
Word 3078: Smolt
noun
a young salmon (or trout) after the parr stage, when it becomes silvery and migrates to the sea for the first time
Word 3077: Epigone
noun ( pl. epigones or epigoni)
a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, esp. an artist or philosopher
a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, esp. an artist or philosopher
Word 3075: Metanoia
noun
change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion
change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion
Word 3074: Plaint
noun Brit. Law
an accusation; a charge
• chiefly poetic/literary a complaint; a lamentation
an accusation; a charge
• chiefly poetic/literary a complaint; a lamentation
Word 3073: Cleat
noun
a T-shaped piece of metal or wood, esp. on a boat or ship, to which ropes are attached
• one of a number of projecting pieces of metal, rubber, or other material on the sole of a shoe, designed to prevent the wearer from losing their footing
• ( cleats) athletic shoes with a cleated sole, typically used when playing football
• a projection on a spar or other part of a ship, to prevent slipping
• a small wedge, esp. one on a plow or scythe
Word 3072: Hyperborean
noun poetic/literary
an inhabitant of the extreme north
• ( Hyperborean) Greek Mythology a member of a race worshiping Apollo and living in a land of sunshine and plenty beyond the north wind
an inhabitant of the extreme north
• ( Hyperborean) Greek Mythology a member of a race worshiping Apollo and living in a land of sunshine and plenty beyond the north wind
Word 3071: Dithyramb
noun
a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, esp. one dedicated to Dionysus
• a passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing
a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, esp. one dedicated to Dionysus
• a passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing
Word 3069: Naiant
adjective [ postpositive] Heraldry
(of a fish or marine creature) swimming horizontally
Word 3068: Palingenesis
noun
1. Biology the exact reproduction of ancestral characteristics in ontogenesis
2. rebirth or regeneration
1. Biology the exact reproduction of ancestral characteristics in ontogenesis
2. rebirth or regeneration
Word 3065: Gi
noun ( pl. gis)
a lightweight two-piece white garment worn in judo and other martial arts. A gi typically consists of loose-fitting pants and a jacket that is closed with a cloth belt
Word 3064: Groundling
noun
1. a spectator or reader of inferior taste, such as a member of a theater audience who traditionally stood in the pit beneath the stage
2. a person on the ground as opposed to one in a spacecraft or aircraft
3. a fish that lives at the bottom of lakes and streams, esp. a gudgeon or loach
4. a creeping or dwarf plant
1. a spectator or reader of inferior taste, such as a member of a theater audience who traditionally stood in the pit beneath the stage
2. a person on the ground as opposed to one in a spacecraft or aircraft
3. a fish that lives at the bottom of lakes and streams, esp. a gudgeon or loach
4. a creeping or dwarf plant
Word 3063: Alameda
noun
(in Spain and Spanish-speaking regions) a public walkway or promenade shaded with trees
(in Spain and Spanish-speaking regions) a public walkway or promenade shaded with trees
Word 3060: Homologate
verb [ trans.] formal
express agreement with or approval of
• approve (a car, boat, or engine) for sale in a particular market or use in a particular class of racing
express agreement with or approval of
• approve (a car, boat, or engine) for sale in a particular market or use in a particular class of racing
Word 3057: Cofferdam
noun
a watertight enclosure pumped dry to permit construction work below the waterline, as when building bridges or repairing a ship
Word 3053: Viol
noun
a musical instrument of the Renaissance and baroque periods, typically six-stringed, held vertically and played with a bow
Word 3052: Causerie
noun ( pl. -ries pronunc. same)
an informal article or talk, typically one on a literary subject
an informal article or talk, typically one on a literary subject
Word 3051: Grub Street
noun
used in reference to a world or class of impoverished journalists and writers
used in reference to a world or class of impoverished journalists and writers
Word 3050: Jitney
noun ( pl. -neys) informal
a bus or other vehicle carrying passengers for a low fare
a bus or other vehicle carrying passengers for a low fare
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