noun
a small traveling bag or suitcase
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Word 2614: Bubba
noun informal
1. used as an informal or affectionate form of address to a brother
2. derogatory a working-class white male of the rural South
1. used as an informal or affectionate form of address to a brother
2. derogatory a working-class white male of the rural South
Word 2612: Meronym
noun Linguistics
a term that denotes part of something but which is used to refer to the whole of it, e.g., faces when used to mean people in I see several familiar faces present
a term that denotes part of something but which is used to refer to the whole of it, e.g., faces when used to mean people in I see several familiar faces present
Word 2609: Allograph
noun Linguistics
each of two or more alternative forms of a letter of an alphabet or other grapheme. The capital, lowercase, italic, and various handwritten forms of the letter A are allographs
• Phonetics each of two or more letters or letter-combinations representing a single phoneme in different words. Allographs of the phonemeinclude the (f) of “fake” and the (ph) of “phase”
each of two or more alternative forms of a letter of an alphabet or other grapheme. The capital, lowercase, italic, and various handwritten forms of the letter A are allographs
• Phonetics each of two or more letters or letter-combinations representing a single phoneme in different words. Allographs of the phonemeinclude the (f) of “fake” and the (ph) of “phase”
Word 2606: Prat
noun informal
1. a person's buttocks
2. Brit. an incompetent, stupid, or foolish person; an idiot
1. a person's buttocks
2. Brit. an incompetent, stupid, or foolish person; an idiot
Word 2604: Sunset law
noun Law
a law that automatically terminates a regulatory agency, board, or function of government on a certain date, unless renewed
a law that automatically terminates a regulatory agency, board, or function of government on a certain date, unless renewed
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Word 2603: Ao dai
noun ( pl. ao dais)
a Vietnamese woman's long-sleeved tunic with ankle-length panels at front and back, worn over trousers
Word 2602: Soft-pedal
verb [ trans.] Music
play with the soft pedal down
• refrain from emphasizing the more unpleasant aspects of; play down
play with the soft pedal down
• refrain from emphasizing the more unpleasant aspects of; play down
Word 2600: Midriff
noun
the region of the front of the body between the chest and the waist
• dated the diaphragm
the region of the front of the body between the chest and the waist
• dated the diaphragm
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Word 2599: Conning tower
noun
the superstructure of a submarine, from which it can be commanded when on the surface, and containing the periscope
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