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This *villa* was long and low and white, and severe after its manner : for upon and about it were none of those playful ebullitions of taste, such as conical towers, domed roofs, embattlements, statues, coloured tiles and crenellations, such as are dear to architects of villas all the world over.
villa
villa
NOUN
"villa.noun.0"
"A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat."
"villa.noun.0 : A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.", "villa.noun.1 : A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street.", "villa.noun.2 : A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.", "villa.noun.3 : Aston Villa Football Club, a football club based in Birmingham"
1
In the second half of that century, the intellectual triumph of *Latindom* and Christendom is complete.
Latindom
latindom
NOUN
"latindom.noun.0"
"The realm or sphere of Latin or Latin influence."
"latindom.noun.0 : The realm or sphere of Latin or Latin influence.", "latindom.noun.1 : The expanse of territory, roughly comprising the former Roman Empire, where the Latin predominated as the spoken language."
2
As to his being on the *foot* of a servant.
foot
foot
NOUN
"foot.noun.23"
"Recognized condition; rank; footing."
"foot.noun.0 : A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. (t)", "foot.noun.1 : Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. (t)", "foot.noun.2 : Travel by walking. (walking)", "foot.noun.3 : The base or bottom of anything. (t)", "foot.noun.4 : The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.", "foot.noun.5 : The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. (co)", "foot.noun.6 : A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. (t)", "foot.noun.7 : A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. (co)", "foot.noun.8 : A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.", "foot.noun.9 : Foot soldiers; infantry. (co)", "foot.noun.10 : The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.", "foot.noun.11 : The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.", "foot.noun.12 : The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. (co)", "foot.noun.13 : The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.", "foot.noun.14 : The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. (t)", "foot.noun.15 : The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.", "foot.noun.16 : The bottom edge of a sail. (t)", "foot.noun.17 : The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.", "foot.noun.18 : In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.", "foot.noun.19 : The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.", "foot.noun.20 : The globular lower domain of a protein. (co)", "foot.noun.21 : The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.", "foot.noun.22 : Fundamental principle; basis; plan.", "foot.noun.23 : Recognized condition; rank; footing."
3
The sun's rim *dips*; the stars rush out.
dips
dip
VERB
"dip.verb.1"
"To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink."
"dip.verb.0 : To lower into a liquid.", "dip.verb.1 : To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.", "dip.verb.2 : To decrease slightly.", "dip.verb.3 : To lower a light's beam.", "dip.verb.4 : To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be \u201cat the dip.\u201d A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.", "dip.verb.5 : To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.", "dip.verb.6 : To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.", "dip.verb.7 : To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.", "dip.verb.8 : To immerse for baptism.", "dip.verb.9 : To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.", "dip.verb.10 : To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.", "dip.verb.11 : To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with \"out\".", "dip.verb.12 : To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.", "dip.verb.13 : To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.", "dip.verb.14 : To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.", "dip.verb.15 : To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.", "dip.verb.16 : To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)", "dip.verb.17 : To lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, as in movement to the rhythm of music.", "dip.verb.18 : To leave."
4
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking....He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through *active* exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
active
active
ADJ
"active.adjective.4"
"Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy"
"active.adjective.0 : Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.", "active.adjective.1 : Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.", "active.adjective.2 : In action; actually proceeding; working; in force", "active.adjective.3 : Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.", "active.adjective.4 : Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy", "active.adjective.5 : Requiring or implying action or exertion", "active.adjective.6 : Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative", "active.adjective.7 : Brisk; lively.", "active.adjective.8 : Implying or producing rapid action.", "active.adjective.9 : \"About verbs.\"", "active.adjective.10 : Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.", "active.adjective.11 : Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.", "active.adjective.12 : Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.", "active.adjective.13 : Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.", "active.adjective.14 : Not passive.", "active.adjective.15 : (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner."
5
However, after *quelling* Burnley's threat, Southampton failed to build on their growing danger culminating in Tadic's missed penalty.
quelling
quell
VERB
"quell.verb.1"
"To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. (from 14th c.)"
"quell.verb.0 : To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. (from 10th c.)", "quell.verb.1 : To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. (from 14th c.)", "quell.verb.2 : To kill. (9th-19th c.)", "quell.verb.3 : To be subdued or abated; to diminish. (16th-17th c.)", "quell.verb.4 : To die."
6
At the Haymarket all this is *nonsensed* by an endeavor to steer between Mr. Stanley Weyman's rights as author of the story and the prescriptive right of the leading actor to fight popularly and heroically against heavy odds.
nonsensed
nonsense
VERB
"nonsense.verb.0"
"To make nonsense of;"
"nonsense.verb.0 : To make nonsense of;", "nonsense.verb.1 : To attempt to dismiss as nonsense; to ignore or belittle the significance of something; to render unimportant or puny.", "nonsense.verb.2 : To joke around, to waste time"
7
God, essentially considered, in the person of the Father, is especially the *justifier*, in respect of judiciary power and authority.
justifier
justifier
NOUN
"justifier.noun.1"
"One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment."
"justifier.noun.0 : One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.", "justifier.noun.1 : One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment.", "justifier.noun.2 : A machine, program or algorithm that justifies text by aligning it."
8
Farming today is industrial, and dominated by *monolithic* corporations who control almost all the food we eat.
monolithic
monolithic
ADJ
"monolithic.adjective.1"
"Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation."
"monolithic.adjective.0 : Of or resembling a monolith.", "monolithic.adjective.1 : Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.", "monolithic.adjective.2 : consisting of a single program using a single memory-addressing space"
9
A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A *supplier* many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.
supplier
supplier
NOUN
"supplier.noun.0"
"One who supplies; a provider."
"supplier.noun.0 : One who supplies; a provider.", "supplier.noun.1 : Someone who assists (sets up) a goal."
10
Question formation involves the phenomenon commonly known as subject-auxiliary *inversion*, a change in word order in which the auxiliary moves in front of the subject. / (a) Here we shall describe this phenomenon in terms of movement of the element under INFL into COMP position./ (b) According to this analysis, what looks like an exchanging of positions between the subject and auxiliary (or INFL element, in GB terms) is actually the movement of the INFL element past the subject position into COMP. / (c) INFL-to-COMP movement seems to be triggered by the presence of the +WH feature in COMP.
inversion
inversion
NOUN
"inversion.noun.10"
"Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis."
"inversion.noun.0 : The action of inverting.", "inversion.noun.1 : Being upside down, in an inverted state.", "inversion.noun.2 : Being in a reverse sequence, in an inverted state.", "inversion.noun.3 : The move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.", "inversion.noun.4 : The reversal of an interval.", "inversion.noun.5 : The reversal of the pitch contour.", "inversion.noun.6 : The reversal of a pitch class succession, such as a contrapuntal line or melody.", "inversion.noun.7 : The subtraction of pitch classes in a set from twelve, which maps intervals onto their complements with respect to 0, and preserves interval classes, symbolized IX (X being the transposition that is inverted.).", "inversion.noun.8 : a segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome", "inversion.noun.9 : An increase of air temperature with increase in altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air). When an inversion exists, there are no convection currents and wind speeds are below 5 knots. The atmosphere is stable and normally is considered the most favorable state for ground release of chemical agents.", "inversion.noun.10 : Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.", "inversion.noun.11 : An operation on a group, analogous to negation.", "inversion.noun.12 : Homosexuality, particularly in early psychoanalysis."
11
We need to find a way for women to not drop out, but to *lean in to* their careers and give them the flexibility they need to stay in the workforce.
lean in to
lean_in
VERB
"lean_in.verb.1"
"To proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation."
"lean_in.verb.0 : To shift one's weight forward; to lean forward or towards something.", "lean_in.verb.1 : To proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation."
12
Her hair hangs over her ears and flows to a *taper* at the back of her neck where it is held in place with a wide and circular black clasp.
taper
taper
NOUN
"taper.noun.2"
"A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object"
"taper.noun.0 : A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle", "taper.noun.1 : a small light.", "taper.noun.2 : A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object", "taper.noun.3 : A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.", "taper.noun.4 : One who operates a tape machine.", "taper.noun.5 : Someone who works with tape or tapes."
13
In much the same vein I must thank Stefan Sorgner, Jelena Juga, Jaime del Val, Milivoje Misha Pantovic, Francesca Ferrando, and all at the Beyond Humanism Network for mixing the exploration of *posthumanity* with warmth, friendship and fun; ...
posthumanity
posthumanity
NOUN
"posthumanity.noun.1"
"Posthumans as a group; mankind populated by posthumans."
"posthumanity.noun.0 : The quality or condition of being a posthuman.", "posthumanity.noun.1 : Posthumans as a group; mankind populated by posthumans."
14
The Winchester Manorhouse has fled bodily, like a Dream of the old Night .... House and people, royal and episcopal, lords and *varlets*, where are they?
varlets
varlet
NOUN
"varlet.noun.0"
"A servant or attendant."
"varlet.noun.0 : A servant or attendant.", "varlet.noun.1 : Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood.", "varlet.noun.2 : A rogue or scoundrel.", "varlet.noun.3 : The jack."
15
Bathsheba underwent the *enlargement* of her husband's absence from hours to days with a slight feeling of surprise, and a slight feeling of relief; yet neither sensation rose at any time far above the level commonly designated as indifference.
enlargement
enlargement
NOUN
"enlargement.noun.1"
"A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation."
"enlargement.noun.0 : The act of making something larger.", "enlargement.noun.1 : A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.", "enlargement.noun.2 : An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.", "enlargement.noun.3 : Freedom from confinement; liberty.", "enlargement.noun.4 : Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length."
16
Boxer would even come out at nights and work for an hour or two on his own by the light of the *harvest moon*.
harvest moon
harvest_moon
NOUN
"harvest_moon.noun.1"
"The full moon nearest the autumn equinox, when the moon rises the latest and lowest in the sky and seems to appear the biggest, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere."
"harvest_moon.noun.0 : The first full moon of autumn by a tropical year.", "harvest_moon.noun.1 : The full moon nearest the autumn equinox, when the moon rises the latest and lowest in the sky and seems to appear the biggest, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere."
17
Of particular note, although ketamine is normally considered a locomotor stimulant at *subanesthetic* doses, we have found locomotor depressant effects at very low subanesthetic doses.
subanesthetic
subanesthetic
ADJ
"subanesthetic.adjective.0"
"Being a lower dose than would cause anesthesia."
"subanesthetic.adjective.0 : Being a lower dose than would cause anesthesia.", "subanesthetic.adjective.1 : Relating to subanesthesia"
18
Rob finished cleaning his empty gun then pointed it at an imaginary target and *dry fired*.
dry fired
dry_fire
VERB
"dry_fire.verb.0"
"To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber."
"dry_fire.verb.0 : To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.", "dry_fire.verb.1 : To draw and release a bow without an arrow loaded."
19
Few concepts are as *emotionally* charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?
emotionally
emotionally
ADV
"emotionally.adverb.0"
"In an emotional manner; displaying emotion."
"emotionally.adverb.0 : In an emotional manner; displaying emotion.", "emotionally.adverb.1 : Regarding emotions."
20
So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains / Of rushing torrents and descending rains, / *Works* itself clear, and as it runs, refines, / Till by degrees the floating mirror shines.
Works
work
VERB
"work.verb.5"
"To effect by gradual degrees."
"work.verb.0 : To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.", "work.verb.1 : Followed by \"in\" (or \"at\", etc.) Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).", "work.verb.2 : Followed by '''as'''. Said of one's job title", "work.verb.3 : Followed by '''for'''. Said of a company or individual who employs.", "work.verb.4 : Followed by '''with'''. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.", "work.verb.5 : To effect by gradual degrees.", "work.verb.6 : To embroider with thread.", "work.verb.7 : To set into action.", "work.verb.8 : To cause to ferment.", "work.verb.9 : To ferment.", "work.verb.10 : To exhaust, by working.", "work.verb.11 : To shape, form, or improve a material.", "work.verb.12 : To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.", "work.verb.13 : To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.", "work.verb.14 : To provoke or excite; to influence.", "work.verb.15 : To use or manipulate to one's advantage.", "work.verb.16 : To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.", "work.verb.17 : To cause to work.", "work.verb.18 : To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.", "work.verb.19 : To influence.", "work.verb.20 : To effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.", "work.verb.21 : To move in an agitated manner.", "work.verb.22 : To behave in a certain way when handled", "work.verb.23 : To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).", "work.verb.24 : To hurt; to ache."
21
O son of Khazib! when thou wakest from thy sleep dig under thy feet and thou shalt find a bow of brass and three leaden arrows, inscribed with talismans and *characts*.
characts
charact
NOUN
"charact.noun.2"
"A magical symbol."
"charact.noun.0 : A letter or character.", "charact.noun.1 : A character or personality.", "charact.noun.2 : A magical symbol."
22
Aesthetics aside, if you train your *quads* while neglecting your hamstrings, you're setting yourself up for an eventual injury.
quads
quads
NOUN
"quads.noun.0"
"quadriceps (thigh muscles)"
"quads.noun.0 : quadriceps (thigh muscles)", "quads.noun.1 : four of a kind"
23
Now he's put the final seal on his Kingship, his *halidom*, by slaying a challenger in the Wood.
halidom
halidom
NOUN
"halidom.noun.0"
"Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour."
"halidom.noun.0 : Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour.", "halidom.noun.1 : A sanctuary; lands held of a religious foundation.", "halidom.noun.2 : Something regarded as sacred; a holy relic."
24
The hypocrite; or, The modern *Janus*.
Janus
janus
NOUN
"janus.noun.2"
"A two-faced person, a hypocrite."
"janus.noun.0 : The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions.", "janus.noun.1 : (faces (such as animals with diprosopus) or aspects; or made of two different materials; or having a two-way action.)", "janus.noun.2 : A two-faced person, a hypocrite.", "janus.noun.3 : A moon of Saturn."
25
A bit arter, I hears a jarring, — up goes I ; she comes at me with a knife — only a *stickfrog* it's sartin, but it's a knife — and a knife's a knife, all the world over; but howsomever "that" says nothing.
stickfrog
stickfrog
NOUN
"stickfrog.noun.0"
"A blunt knife"
"stickfrog.noun.0 : A blunt knife", "stickfrog.noun.1 : A game similar to mumblety peg"
26
On the basis of their location along the Rhine River during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, I have concluded that my ancestors were *Alemanni* and Franks, though lacking in ethnic purity.
Alemanni
alemanni
NOUN
"alemanni.noun.1"
"An individual of or descended from one of the Alemanni tribes."
"alemanni.noun.0 : A group of Germanic peoples living between the Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers from the third to the sixth century.", "alemanni.noun.1 : An individual of or descended from one of the Alemanni tribes."
27
Not like those steps / On heaven's *azure*.
azure
azure
NOUN
"azure.noun.2"
"The unclouded sky; the blue vault above."
"azure.noun.0 : A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.", "azure.noun.1 : The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.", "azure.noun.2 : The unclouded sky; the blue vault above.", "azure.noun.3 : Any of various widely distributed lycaenid butterflies of the genus (ver=190708).", "azure.noun.4 : Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus (ver=190708).", "azure.noun.5 : Lapis lazuli."
28
The blood of English shall *manure* the ground.
manure
manure
VERB
"manure.verb.1"
"To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver)."
"manure.verb.0 : To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.", "manure.verb.1 : To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver)."
29
Their *line* is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun. <!--does this belong under this sense, or another (extant or to-be-added) one?-->
line
line
NOUN
"line.noun.44"
"Instruction; doctrine."
"line.noun.0 : A path through two or more points (\"compare \u2018segment'''); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.", "line.noun.1 : An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.", "line.noun.2 : A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.", "line.noun.3 : An edge of a graph.", "line.noun.4 : A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.", "line.noun.5 : The equator.", "line.noun.6 : One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.", "line.noun.7 : The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).", "line.noun.8 : The goal line.", "line.noun.9 : A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.", "line.noun.10 : A hose or pipe, of any size.", "line.noun.11 : Direction, path.", "line.noun.12 : The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.", "line.noun.13 : A clothesline.", "line.noun.14 : A letter, a written form of communication.", "line.noun.15 : A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.", "line.noun.16 : A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.", "line.noun.17 : The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.", "line.noun.18 : A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.", "line.noun.19 : A measuring line or cord.", "line.noun.20 : That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.", "line.noun.21 : A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.", "line.noun.22 : Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).", "line.noun.23 : A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. (from mid-16thc.)", "line.noun.24 : The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery(,) etc.", "line.noun.25 : (lineage) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare \"lineage\".", "line.noun.26 : A small amount of text. Specifically:", "line.noun.27 : A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers(,) or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.", "line.noun.28 : A verse (in poetry).", "line.noun.29 : A sentence of dialogue, especially (from the later 19thc.) in a play, movie(,) or the like.", "line.noun.30 : A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.", "line.noun.31 : Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. (from earlier 17thc.)", "line.noun.32 : The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. (from later 19thc.)", "line.noun.33 : A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. (from earlier 19thc.)", "line.noun.34 : A number of shares taken by a jobber.", "line.noun.35 : A measure of length:", "line.noun.36 : A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.", "line.noun.37 : One twelfth of an inch.", "line.noun.38 : One fortieth of an inch.", "line.noun.39 : A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.", "line.noun.40 : The batter's box.", "line.noun.41 : The position in which the fencers hold their swords.", "line.noun.42 : Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).", "line.noun.43 : A small portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug.", "line.noun.44 : Instruction; doctrine.", "line.noun.45 : Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.", "line.noun.46 : (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.", "line.noun.47 : A group of forwards that play together.", "line.noun.48 : A vascular catheter.", "line.noun.49 : Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.", "line.noun.50 : (dot=,) a type of retrotransposon in genomics.", "line.noun.51 : A close quarters combat system, see (LINE (combat system))"
30
"Her" of course at Beale Farange's had never meant any one but Ida, and there was the difference in this case that it now meant Ida with renewed intensity. Mrs. Beale was in a position strikingly to *animadvert* more and more upon her dreadfulness, the moral of all which appeared to be how abominably yet blessedly little she had to do with her husband.
animadvert
animadvert
VERB
"animadvert.verb.0"
"To criticise, to censure."
"animadvert.verb.0 : To criticise, to censure.", "animadvert.verb.1 : To consider.", "animadvert.verb.2 : To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish."
31
(Notice that "Lysias" begins from the realistic assumption that an attractive young man with many *suitors* will "gratify" one of them, the only question being which. Rightly or wrongly, he treats the question, "Shall I at all?" as already resolved.)
suitors
suitor
NOUN
"suitor.noun.0"
"One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for marriage; a wooer; one who courts someone."
"suitor.noun.0 : One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for marriage; a wooer; one who courts someone.", "suitor.noun.1 : A party to a suit or litigation.", "suitor.noun.2 : One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner."
32
the scarce-snatched hours / Which deepening pain left to his lordliest powers: — / Heaven lost through spider-*trammelled* prison-bars.
trammelled
trammel
VERB
"trammel.verb.0"
"To entangle, as in a net."
"trammel.verb.0 : To entangle, as in a net.", "trammel.verb.1 : To confine; to hamper; to shackle."
33
I stand in *pause* where I shall first begin.
pause
pause
NOUN
"pause.noun.2"
"Hesitation; suspense; doubt."
"pause.noun.0 : A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.", "pause.noun.1 : A short time for relaxing and doing something else.", "pause.noun.2 : Hesitation; suspense; doubt.", "pause.noun.3 : In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.", "pause.noun.4 : A break or paragraph in writing.", "pause.noun.5 : A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.", "pause.noun.6 : (as direct object) take '''pause''': hesitate; give '''pause''': cause to hesitate", "pause.noun.7 : A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer."
34
People are a good thing, the most *precious* resource in a rich economy, so the progressive-minded feel. Only misanthropists disagree or the dottier Malthusians who send green-ink tweets deploring any state assistance for child-rearing.
precious
precious
ADJ
"precious.adjective.0"
"Of high value or worth."
"precious.adjective.0 : Of high value or worth.", "precious.adjective.1 : Regarded with love or tenderness.", "precious.adjective.2 : Treated with too much reverence.", "precious.adjective.3 : Contrived to be cute or charming."
35
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic.... Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become....But the scandals kept coming.... A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to *see* the necessity of a fundamental overhaul.
see
see
VERB
"see.verb.4"
"To understand."
"see.verb.0 : To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.", "see.verb.1 : To witness or observe by personal experience.", "see.verb.2 : (Of a movie) to watch at a cinema.", "see.verb.3 : To form a mental picture of.", "see.verb.4 : To understand.", "see.verb.5 : To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.", "see.verb.6 : To meet, to visit.", "see.verb.7 : To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.", "see.verb.8 : To date frequently.", "see.verb.9 : To be the setting or time of.", "see.verb.10 : To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.", "see.verb.11 : To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.", "see.verb.12 : To foresee, predict, or prophesy.", "see.verb.13 : To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (\"if\" or \"whether\").", "see.verb.14 : To reference or to study for further details.", "see.verb.15 : (en) To involve; to be a part of."
36
Lose a little *health* and there's a few seconds in which you'll be able to win it back by ragging on an enemy.
health
health
NOUN
"health.noun.5"
"The amount of damage an in-game object can withstand before it is destroyed."
"health.noun.0 : The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. (from 11th c.)", "health.noun.1 : A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.", "health.noun.2 : Physical condition.", "health.noun.3 : Cure, remedy. (16th c. (Middle English: 11th-15th c.))", "health.noun.4 : A toast to prosperity. (from 17th c.)", "health.noun.5 : The amount of damage an in-game object can withstand before it is destroyed.", "health.noun.6 : A warrior; hero; man."
37
The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of *burning* wind, rushed around and over them.
burning
burning
ADJ
"burning.adjective.0"
"So hot as to seem to burn (something)."
"burning.adjective.0 : So hot as to seem to burn (something).", "burning.adjective.1 : Feeling very hot.", "burning.adjective.2 : Feeling great passion.", "burning.adjective.3 : Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.", "burning.adjective.4 : Being keenly discussed."
38
Then the old woman filled her jar with milk, and went on her way rejoicing at her good fortune. But as she journeyed she met with the King of that country, who, having been a-hunting, had lost his way in the pathless plain. 'Give me a drink of water, good mother,' he cried, seeing the jar; 'I am half dead with thirst!' 'It is milk, my son,' replied the old woman; 'I got it yonder from a *milken* pond.'
milken
milken
ADJ
"milken.adjective.0"
"Consisting of milk."
"milken.adjective.0 : Consisting of milk.", "milken.adjective.1 : Milky; resembling milk."
39
The Drumochter Hills are a breeding haunt of dotterel, ptarmigan occur at high density, and where the ground is *peatier*, especially east of the Pass, golden plover and dunlin breed in company with these other birds at around 900 m.
peatier
peaty
ADJ
"peaty.adjective.1"
"Containing peat."
"peaty.adjective.0 : Of or resembling peat, especially the taste or smell.", "peaty.adjective.1 : Containing peat."
40
No flower hath *spread* like that of the woodbine.
spread
spread
NOUN
"spread.noun.0"
"The act of spreading."
"spread.noun.0 : The act of spreading.", "spread.noun.1 : Something that has been spread.", "spread.noun.2 : A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading.", "spread.noun.3 : An expanse of land.", "spread.noun.4 : A large tract of land used to raise livestock; a cattle ranch.", "spread.noun.5 : A piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread).", "spread.noun.6 : A large meal, especially one laid out on a table.", "spread.noun.7 : Any form of food designed to be spread, such as butters or jams.", "spread.noun.8 : Food improvised by inmates from various ingredients to relieve the tedium of prison food.", "spread.noun.9 : An item in a newspaper or magazine that occupies more than one column or page.", "spread.noun.10 : Two facing pages in a book, newspaper etc.", "spread.noun.11 : A numerical difference.", "spread.noun.12 : The difference between the wholesale and retail prices.", "spread.noun.13 : The difference between the price of a futures month and the price of another month of the same commodity.", "spread.noun.14 : The purchase of a futures contract of one delivery month against the sale of another futures delivery month of the same commodity.", "spread.noun.15 : The purchase of one delivery month of one commodity against the sale of that same delivery month of a different commodity.", "spread.noun.16 : An arbitrage transaction of the same commodity in two markets, executed to take advantage of a profit from price discrepancies.", "spread.noun.17 : The difference between bidding and asking price.", "spread.noun.18 : The difference between the prices of two similar items.", "spread.noun.19 : An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points.", "spread.noun.20 : The surface in proportion to the depth of a cut gemstone."
41
Those who seriously believe ‘There'll always be an England' are *whistling in the dark*.
whistling in the dark
whistle_in_the_dark
VERB
"whistle_in_the_dark.verb.0"
"To make a show of bravery despite one's fears; to put on a brave front."
"whistle_in_the_dark.verb.0 : To make a show of bravery despite one's fears; to put on a brave front.", "whistle_in_the_dark.verb.1 : To speak of something despite having little knowledge of it."
42
--And our eyes are on Europe, says the citizen. We had our trade with Spain and the French and with the *Flemings* before those mongrels were pupped, Spanish ale in Galway, the winebark on the winedark waterway.
Flemings
fleming
NOUN
"fleming.noun.0"
"A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium."
"fleming.noun.0 : A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.", "fleming.noun.1 : an unincorporated community in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States", "fleming.noun.2 : A town in Colorado.", "fleming.noun.3 : A city in Missouri.", "fleming.noun.4 : A town and hamlet in New York.", "fleming.noun.5 : A town in Saskatchewan, Canada."
43
Hence It became manifest to the publishers of Webster, that some device must be resorted to, to induce apathy in the publick mind, and thereby *procrastinate* the inevitable crisis which they foresaw was approaching, the expulsion of his elementary works from our primary schools.
procrastinate
procrastinate
VERB
"procrastinate.verb.1"
"To put off; to delay (something)."
"procrastinate.verb.0 : To delay taking action; to wait until later.", "procrastinate.verb.1 : To put off; to delay (something)."
44
Voltaire had drawn on Newton to demonstrate an allegedly divine *orderliness* in the natural world which left no space for God's intervention in human affairs ....
orderliness
orderliness
NOUN
"orderliness.noun.0"
"The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement."
"orderliness.noun.0 : The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.", "orderliness.noun.1 : Orderly behaviour."
45
Piccadilly, 12:30 o'clock.--Just before we reached Fenchurch Street Lord Godalming said to me, "Quincey and I will find a *locksmith*. You had better not come with us in case there should be any difficulty. For under the circumstances it wouldn't seem so bad for us to break into an empty house.
locksmith
locksmith
NOUN
"locksmith.noun.0"
"one who practices locksmithing"
"locksmith.noun.0 : one who practices locksmithing", "locksmith.noun.1 : someone who only bets when they are sure they will win"
46
Here is a child of three years old, and she cannot tell who made her! Without question, she is equally in the dark as to her soul, its present *depravity*, and future destiny!
depravity
depravity
NOUN
"depravity.noun.2"
"Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin."
"depravity.noun.0 : The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.", "depravity.noun.1 : A particular depraved act or trait.", "depravity.noun.2 : Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin."
47
She can look a man on or *look* him off, either way. I wouldn't have thought any woman could look him off, I'd think she'd need a hatpin or a red-hot poker
look
look_off
VERB
"look_off.verb.0"
"To put off by one's facial expression"
"look_off.verb.0 : To put off by one's facial expression", "look_off.verb.1 : To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent."
48
We had that afternoon dug a grave in the cellar, and would have to fill it by dawn -- for although we had fixed a lock on the house, we wished to shun even the remotest risk of a *ghoulish* discovery.
ghoulish
ghoulish
ADJ
"ghoulish.adjective.1"
"Of or pertaining to corpses and graverobbing."
"ghoulish.adjective.0 : Of or pertaining to ghouls.", "ghoulish.adjective.1 : Of or pertaining to corpses and graverobbing.", "ghoulish.adjective.2 : Fascinated by corpses."
49
Immediately her issue of blood *stanched*.
stanched
stanch
VERB
"stanch.verb.1"
"To cease, as the flowing of blood."
"stanch.verb.0 : To stop the flow of.", "stanch.verb.1 : To cease, as the flowing of blood.", "stanch.verb.2 : To prop; to make stanch, or strong.", "stanch.verb.3 : To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst."
50
When Hape sauntered over for a try after only three minutes it looked as if England were destined for a *comfortable* victory, but Georgia are made of sterner stuff, as they showed when running Scotland close in Invercargill last week.
comfortable
comfortable
ADJ
"comfortable.adjective.3"
"Amply sufficient, satisfactory. (from 17thc.)"
"comfortable.adjective.0 : Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. (from 18thc.)", "comfortable.adjective.1 : In a state of comfort and content. (from 18thc.)", "comfortable.adjective.2 : Comforting, providing comfort; consolatory. (14th-19thc.)", "comfortable.adjective.3 : Amply sufficient, satisfactory. (from 17thc.)", "comfortable.adjective.4 : Strong; vigorous; valiant.", "comfortable.adjective.5 : Serviceable; helpful."
51
You sit above, and see vain men below / *Contend* for what you only can bestow.
Contend
contend
VERB
"contend.verb.1"
"To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend."
"contend.verb.0 : To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.", "contend.verb.1 : To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.", "contend.verb.2 : To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.", "contend.verb.3 : To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate."
52
"They *paved* Paradise and put up a parking lot."
paved
pave
VERB
"pave.verb.1"
"To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel."
"pave.verb.0 : To cover something with paving slabs.", "pave.verb.1 : To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.", "pave.verb.2 : To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth."
53
Given enough time, the logic goes, water can cleave solid rock and mountains can be reduced to plains. This "*gradualism*" now underpins modern geologic thought. ... Maybe we'll find evidence that the rock layers are exposed on the flanks of w:Aeolis Mons
gradualism
gradualism
NOUN
"gradualism.noun.1"
"The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time."
"gradualism.noun.0 : The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.", "gradualism.noun.1 : The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.", "gradualism.noun.2 : The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings."
54
If the bloody basic bill wasn't bad enough, he discovered all the ironing services she had charged to the room, and she had just wasted another fifteen quid on coffee and *farty* little chocolate truffles...
farty
farty
ADJ
"farty.adjective.2"
"Small and insignificant; petty."
"farty.adjective.0 : Resembling or characteristic of a fart; flatulent.", "farty.adjective.1 : Causing flatulence.", "farty.adjective.2 : Small and insignificant; petty."
55
... acceptance involves deliteralization: the *defusion* of the derived relations and functions of events from the direct functions of these events.
defusion
defusion
NOUN
"defusion.noun.1"
"The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion."
"defusion.noun.0 : The act of defusing.", "defusion.noun.1 : The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion."
56
...Clouds slowly *castellating* in a calm...
castellating
castellate
VERB
"castellate.verb.1"
"To take the form of a castle."
"castellate.verb.0 : To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or to add battlements to an existing building.", "castellate.verb.1 : To take the form of a castle."
57
You *arread* me aright.
arread
arread
VERB
"arread.verb.3"
"To read."
"arread.verb.0 : To declare; tell; interpret; explain.", "arread.verb.1 : To counsel; advise; direct; teach.", "arread.verb.2 : To guess; conjecture.", "arread.verb.3 : To read."
58
... also effects the fore-aft (*anteroposterior*) wing motions known as promotion and remotion.
anteroposterior
anteroposterior
ADJ
"anteroposterior.adjective.0"
"Anterior to posterior; front-to-back."
"anteroposterior.adjective.0 : Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.", "anteroposterior.adjective.1 : Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior."
59
The whole <small>resignalling</small> scheme has proved *more economical* than the construction of a new Clyde bridge.
more economical
economical
ADJ
"economical.adjective.1"
"Saving money or resources."
"economical.adjective.0 : Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.", "economical.adjective.1 : Saving money or resources.", "economical.adjective.2 : Relating to economy in any other sense."
60
Nature 'publishes itself in creatures, reaching from particles and *spicula*, through transformation on transformation to the highest symmetries.
spicula
spicula
NOUN
"spicula.noun.1"
"A pointed fleshy appendage."
"spicula.noun.0 : A little spike; a spikelet.", "spicula.noun.1 : A pointed fleshy appendage."
61
*Peacekeeping* is one of the things that the United Nations, for all its foibles, does well.
Peacekeeping
peacekeeping
NOUN
"peacekeeping.noun.0"
"The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force. (from 17th c.)"
"peacekeeping.noun.0 : The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force. (from 17th c.)", "peacekeeping.noun.1 : (as a noun modifier) (for example) a '''peacekeeping''' force."
62
Twins in many respects, each tube has a light-sensitive screen and a *pointerlike* beam of electrons.
pointerlike
pointerlike
ADJ
"pointerlike.adjective.0"
"Like a pointer (needle-like indicator)."
"pointerlike.adjective.0 : Like a pointer (needle-like indicator).", "pointerlike.adjective.1 : Like a pointer (hunting dog).", "pointerlike.adjective.2 : Like a pointer (variable holding a memory address)."
63
A blower, in the shape of a drum fan (also called a "*squirrel cage*"), pulls the warm humid air from the room across the coils.
squirrel cage
squirrel_cage
NOUN
"squirrel_cage.noun.2"
"Any other device, such as a fan or rotor, that resembles a squirrel cage in form."
"squirrel_cage.noun.0 : A circular cage for a squirrel or other small animal, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom.", "squirrel_cage.noun.1 : A tedious, repetitive, unfulfilling activity or situation, especially one in which no progress is achieved.", "squirrel_cage.noun.2 : Any other device, such as a fan or rotor, that resembles a squirrel cage in form."
64
Here, the amount of personal space that is acknowledged for a *little person* is similar to that of a child.
little person
little_person
NOUN
"little_person.noun.0"
"A person with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition."
"little_person.noun.0 : A person with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition.", "little_person.noun.1 : A small magical humanoid creature, such as an elf, leprechaun, or fairy."
65
When every goose is *cackling*.
cackling
cackle
VERB
"cackle.verb.0"
"To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does."
"cackle.verb.0 : To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.", "cackle.verb.1 : To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.", "cackle.verb.2 : To talk in a silly manner; to prattle."
66
In the new casting of a die, when ace is on the top, *sise* must needs be at the bottom.
sise
sise
NOUN
"sise.noun.0"
"six"
"sise.noun.0 : six", "sise.noun.1 : An assize."
67
Any RFID *interrogator* within 30 meters can read an RFID tag in active mode.
interrogator
interrogator
NOUN
"interrogator.noun.1"
"A device that requests data from another device."
"interrogator.noun.0 : One who interrogates; a person who asks questions; a questioner.", "interrogator.noun.1 : A device that requests data from another device."
68
*Bambooing* at low temperatures is apparently due to the formation of an unstable hydrodynamic film.
Bambooing
bambooing
NOUN
"bambooing.noun.1"
"A ridged surface texture, like that of bamboo, caused by manufacturing problems."
"bambooing.noun.0 : A flogging with a bamboo cane.", "bambooing.noun.1 : A ridged surface texture, like that of bamboo, caused by manufacturing problems.", "bambooing.noun.2 : Painting (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo."
69
In springtime the ruins are a blaze of contrapuntal colour: wild gladioli of magenta, bright yellow *inulas* and spiky acanthus thrust up among sarcophagi carpeted with tiny blue saxifrage and sprawled over by convolvulus with great pink trumpets.
inulas
inula
NOUN
"inula.noun.0"
"Any of several plants of the genus \"Inula\", such as elecampane."
"inula.noun.0 : Any of several plants of the genus \"Inula\", such as elecampane.", "inula.noun.1 : The dried root of such a plant used as a stimulant."
70
... I embodied the sugar-and-spice nursery-rhyme image of *girldom*. I had the long golden Heidi braids, a toy chest overflowing with Mattel paraphernalia ...
girldom
girldom
NOUN
"girldom.noun.0"
"The condition of being a girl; girlhood."
"girldom.noun.0 : The condition of being a girl; girlhood.", "girldom.noun.1 : The world or sphere of girls."
71
When he saw the hundreds of heads of cattle *lolling* their greedy way through his grass, he ran towards them wildly, waving his arms, screaming.
lolling
loll
VERB
"loll.verb.2"
"To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way."
"loll.verb.0 : To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. (from mid-14th c.)", "loll.verb.1 : To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. (from 1610s)", "loll.verb.2 : To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way."
72
Mr. Carter, whose back had been turned, turned *about* and faced his niece.
about
about
ADV
"about.adverb.7"
"To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view. (First attested around 1150 to 1350.<ref name=SOED/>)"
"about.adverb.0 : Not distant; approximate.", "about.adverb.1 : On all sides; around. (First attested before 1150.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.2 : Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. (First attested before 1150.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.3 : Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. (First attested before 1150.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.4 : Near; in the vicinity. (First attested around 1150 to 1350.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.5 : In succession; one after another; in the course of events. (First attested before 1150.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.6 : On the move; active; astir. (First attested around 1150 to 1350.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.7 : To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view. (First attested around 1150 to 1350.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.8 : To the opposite tack. (First attested in the late 15th century.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.9 : Preparing; planning. (Attested from around 1150 to 1350 until the late 18th century.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.10 : In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference. (First attested around 1350 to 1470.<ref name=SOED/>)", "about.adverb.11 : Going to; on the verge of; intending to. (First attested in the early 16th century.<ref name=SOED/>)"
73
It is generally believed that the planets do not scintillate at all, or scarcely at all. Nevertheless I have often observed a sensible *scintillation* of Venus and Mars, and in a few rare cases I have also observed a slight scintillation of Jupiter and Saturn. ... I would therefore call the attention of observers who may find themselves under atmospherical conditions of a nature to render the general scintillation very strong, to this point, as they might perhaps be able to ascertain whether Jupiter and Saturn ever sensibly scintillate.
scintillation
scintillation
NOUN
"scintillation.noun.1"
"The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere."
"scintillation.noun.0 : A flash of light; a spark.", "scintillation.noun.1 : The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.", "scintillation.noun.2 : The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs ionizing radiation."
74
Painala was in the Mexican province of Coatzacualco: she was accordingly able to speak *Mexican*.
Mexican
mexican
NOUN
"mexican.noun.1"
"The Nahuatl language."
"mexican.noun.0 : A Mexica; an Aztec.", "mexican.noun.1 : The Nahuatl language.", "mexican.noun.2 : A person from Mexico or of Mexican descent.", "mexican.noun.3 : A person from, or of descent from, any Spanish-speaking country.", "mexican.noun.4 : A person from either of the southern states of New South Wales and Victoria.", "mexican.noun.5 : Mexican cuisine; traditional Mexican food or Tex-Mex.", "mexican.noun.6 : The Mexican dialect of Spanish."
75
Certainly, I must confess my own barbarousness, I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet; and yet it is sung but by some blind *crowder* ...
crowder
crowder
NOUN
"crowder.noun.1"
"One who plays on a crwth, a string instrument of Welsh origin; a fiddler."
"crowder.noun.0 : One who crowds or pushes.", "crowder.noun.1 : One who plays on a crwth, a string instrument of Welsh origin; a fiddler.", "crowder.noun.2 : (dot=) \"for a crowder, or someone who plays a crwth.\"", "crowder.noun.3 : A town in Mississippi.", "crowder.noun.4 : A town in Oklahoma."
76
This title is derived from the first verse of the book (1.1), which is a heading or colophon informing the reader who this Qoheleth was: he was the author of the book, or at least the *speaker* of the words which are contained in it ...
speaker
speaker
NOUN
"speaker.noun.0"
"One who speaks."
"speaker.noun.0 : One who speaks.", "speaker.noun.1 : Loudspeaker.", "speaker.noun.2 : Speakerphone.", "speaker.noun.3 : The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.", "speaker.noun.4 : One who makes a speech to an audience.", "speaker.noun.5 : A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.", "speaker.noun.6 : (linguistics) The producer of a given utterance (text, etc), whether actually spoken or e.g. written.", "speaker.noun.7 : A key on a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family (cf octave key on other instruments) which induces the instrument to overblow.", "speaker.noun.8 : The (Speaker of the House of Commons)"
77
Varya walked past slowly, idly peeping into each of them. There was a vendor of Turkish delight and halvah. A haberdasher's stall. A cobbler. A whitesmith. A repairer of *Primuses* and oil stoves.
Primuses
primus
NOUN
"primus.noun.1"
"A Primus stove"
"primus.noun.0 : One of the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority.", "primus.noun.1 : A Primus stove"
78
thy kind *receipt* of me
receipt
receipt
NOUN
"receipt.noun.8"
"Reception, as an act of hospitality."
"receipt.noun.0 : The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.", "receipt.noun.1 : The fact of having received a blow, injury etc.", "receipt.noun.2 : A quantity or amount received; takings.", "receipt.noun.3 : A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.", "receipt.noun.4 : (A piece of) evidence (e.g. documentation or screen captures) of past wrongdoing or problematic behavior or statements.", "receipt.noun.5 : <ref>http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rec1.htm receipt versus recipe, World Wide Words</ref><ref>http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/11/receipt-recipe.html Grammarphobia</ref> A recipe, instructions, prescription.", "receipt.noun.6 : A receptacle.", "receipt.noun.7 : A revenue office.", "receipt.noun.8 : Reception, as an act of hospitality.", "receipt.noun.9 : Capability of receiving; capacity.", "receipt.noun.10 : A recess; a retired place."
79
Dinghies are designed to be sailed single-handedly or *double-handedly*, but some larger cruising dinghies may have room for four or more people on board.
double-handedly
double-handedly
ADV
"double-handedly.adverb.0"
"Using two people."
"double-handedly.adverb.0 : Using two people.", "double-handedly.adverb.1 : Using both hands at the same time.", "double-handedly.adverb.2 : By means of two approaches or agents", "double-handedly.adverb.3 : Duplicitously or hypocritically."
80
The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives....who, if anyone, is policing their use? Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing *revelations* about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.
revelations
revelation
NOUN
"revelation.noun.1"
"Something that is revealed."
"revelation.noun.0 : The act of revealing or disclosing.", "revelation.noun.1 : Something that is revealed.", "revelation.noun.2 : Something dramatically disclosed.", "revelation.noun.3 : A manifestation of divine truth.", "revelation.noun.4 : A great success.", "revelation.noun.5 : The final book of the New Testament of the Bible."
81
At the start of the Second World War *floodgates* would be installed at the ends of the under-Thames sections of the Bakerloo and Northern lines to save them from inundation should bombs damage the riverbed.
floodgates
floodgate
NOUN
"floodgate.noun.0"
"An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice."
"floodgate.noun.0 : An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.", "floodgate.noun.1 : Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc."
82
Who made our laws to *bind* us, not himself.
bind
bind
VERB
"bind.verb.7"
"To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie."
"bind.verb.0 : To tie; to confine by any ligature.", "bind.verb.1 : To cohere or stick together in a mass.", "bind.verb.2 : To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.", "bind.verb.3 : To exert a binding or restraining influence.", "bind.verb.4 : To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.", "bind.verb.5 : To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.", "bind.verb.6 : To couple.", "bind.verb.7 : To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.", "bind.verb.8 : To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.", "bind.verb.9 : To place under legal obligation to serve.", "bind.verb.10 : To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.", "bind.verb.11 : To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.", "bind.verb.12 : To cover, as with a bandage.", "bind.verb.13 : To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.", "bind.verb.14 : To put together in a cover, as of books.", "bind.verb.15 : To make two or more elements stick together.", "bind.verb.16 : To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.", "bind.verb.17 : To complain; to whine about something."
83
I was now on the *separation* of two vast water-sheds; behind me all the streams were bound for the Garonne and the Western Ocean; before me was the basin of the Rhone.
separation
separation
NOUN
"separation.noun.4"
"The place at which a division occurs."
"separation.noun.0 : The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.", "separation.noun.1 : The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.", "separation.noun.2 : The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.", "separation.noun.3 : An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.", "separation.noun.4 : The place at which a division occurs.", "separation.noun.5 : An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.", "separation.noun.6 : An object that separates two spaces.", "separation.noun.7 : Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely."
84
His vain ostentation is worthily scoffed with the *scomme* of the orator.Webster 1913
scomme
scomm
NOUN
"scomm.noun.1"
"A flout; a jeer; a gibe; a taunt."
"scomm.noun.0 : A buffoon.", "scomm.noun.1 : A flout; a jeer; a gibe; a taunt."
85
Chlorophyl is showing up by the *barrelful* in beauty lotions, tooth pastes, soaps, chewing gum, mouthwashes, antihalitosis tablets, tobacco and dog food.
barrelful
barrelful
NOUN
"barrelful.noun.1"
"A large amount."
"barrelful.noun.0 : As much as a barrel will hold.", "barrelful.noun.1 : A large amount."
86
The path of this great empire, through its arch of progress, *synchronized* with that of Christianity.
synchronized
synchronize
VERB
"synchronize.verb.2"
"To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing."
"synchronize.verb.0 : To cause two or more events to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.", "synchronize.verb.1 : To harmonize in regard to time.", "synchronize.verb.2 : To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing."
87
Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time *ran out*, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini.
ran out
run_out
VERB
"run_out.verb.1"
"To expire; to come to an end; to be completely used up or consumed."
"run_out.verb.0 : To use up; to consume all of something.", "run_out.verb.1 : To expire; to come to an end; to be completely used up or consumed.", "run_out.verb.2 : To get a batsman out via a run out (\"see runout\")", "run_out.verb.3 : to be got out in this way.", "run_out.verb.4 : To extend a piece of material, or clothing.", "run_out.verb.5 : To conclude in, to end up", "run_out.verb.6 : To force (someone or something) into a new location or state of being."
88
Cumbrous compounds are formed as the names of objects and a character of tedious and time-wasting *polysyllabism* is given to the language.
polysyllabism
polysyllabism
NOUN
"polysyllabism.noun.1"
"Polysyllabicism."
"polysyllabism.noun.0 : The state or characteristic of having or using words containing multiple syllables, sometimes as a stage in the development of language.", "polysyllabism.noun.1 : Polysyllabicism."
89
“As for Marilea, she was a *sparkler*. She was very effervescent. The family would often come out as a family unit when we were in the barnyard or the horse corral, and Marilea was just fine.”
sparkler
sparkler
NOUN
"sparkler.noun.2"
"A vivacious and charismatic person."
"sparkler.noun.0 : A hand-held firework that emits sparks.", "sparkler.noun.1 : A gem or ornament that sparkles.", "sparkler.noun.2 : A vivacious and charismatic person.", "sparkler.noun.3 : A sparkling wine.", "sparkler.noun.4 : A tiger beetle.", "sparkler.noun.5 : One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person."
90
I have no man's *proxy*: I speak only for myself.
proxy
proxy
NOUN
"proxy.noun.1"
"The authority to act for another, especially when written."
"proxy.noun.0 : An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.", "proxy.noun.1 : The authority to act for another, especially when written.", "proxy.noun.2 : The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.", "proxy.noun.3 : A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another", "proxy.noun.4 : An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.", "proxy.noun.5 : A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance."
91
I did not know enough of the Book to understand his *hortatory* but it seemed to please Miz Ann, who thanked him for his blessings, said she did not require his other services, and that he had paid for his meal with his message.
hortatory
hortatory
NOUN
"hortatory.noun.0"
"Exhortation or advice; incitement; encouragement."
"hortatory.noun.0 : Exhortation or advice; incitement; encouragement.", "hortatory.noun.1 : That which exhorts, incites, or encourages."
92
Only the taloned fingers at the "shoulders" of their wings showed the *lizardly* blood, and their orange bills full of sharp fishy teeth.
lizardly
lizardly
ADJ
"lizardly.adjective.1"
"Pertaining to lizards; lizard-related."
"lizardly.adjective.0 : Reminiscent of or similar to a lizard.", "lizardly.adjective.1 : Pertaining to lizards; lizard-related."
93
The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;.... Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an *animated* competition.
animated
animated
ADJ
"animated.adjective.0"
"Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely."
"animated.adjective.0 : Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.", "animated.adjective.1 : Endowed with life.", "animated.adjective.2 : Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that appear to move thought the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming."
94
On the one hand, a sternness and a coarseness of structure which changes its stem into a stake, and its leaf into a spine; on the other, an utter flaccidity and *ventosity* of structure, which changes its stem into a riband, and its leaf into a bubble.
ventosity
ventosity
NOUN
"ventosity.noun.0"
"The quality or state of being ventose; windiness."
"ventosity.noun.0 : The quality or state of being ventose; windiness.", "ventosity.noun.1 : vainglory; pride."
95
“Thinking justice,” as he calls it, should move beyond this juridical, *restitutional*, reparational politics of justice. Restitutional justice always needs history, right, and law. Justice by means of restitutional politics becomes justice by means of "punishment, paymentm expiation".
restitutional
restitutional
ADJ
"restitutional.adjective.0"
"Pertaining to or constituting restitution (compensation for losses))."
"restitutional.adjective.0 : Pertaining to or constituting restitution (compensation for losses)).", "restitutional.adjective.1 : Pertaining to or exhibiting restitution (return or restoration to a previous condition or position)."
96
It seemed to me that Mr. St. John's under lip protruded, and his upper lip *curled* a moment.
curled
curl
VERB
"curl.verb.2"
"To assume the shape of a curl or spiral."
"curl.verb.0 : To cause to move in a curve.", "curl.verb.1 : To make into a curl or spiral.", "curl.verb.2 : To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.", "curl.verb.3 : To move in curves.", "curl.verb.4 : To take part in the sport of curling.", "curl.verb.5 : To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.", "curl.verb.6 : To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.", "curl.verb.7 : To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.", "curl.verb.8 : To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.", "curl.verb.9 : To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve."
97
A *squad* of soldiers ordered them to disperse but instead of doing so they commenced throwing ice and rocks.
squad
squad
NOUN
"squad.noun.1"
"A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members."
"squad.noun.0 : A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.", "squad.noun.1 : A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.", "squad.noun.2 : A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.", "squad.noun.3 : One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.", "squad.noun.4 : Sloppy mud."
98
What an incredible, head-reeling collocation of cultures: Islamic texts sprawling on the Great Wall, a twelve-legged god looking down in *exophthalmic* frowning benevolence.
exophthalmic
exophthalmic
ADJ
"exophthalmic.adjective.1"
"Having prominent eyeballs."
"exophthalmic.adjective.0 : Of, or relating to exophthalmos.", "exophthalmic.adjective.1 : Having prominent eyeballs."
99
Boris Johnson, it seems, is taking it in this spirit, joshing beneath his ever-redeeming *barnet* that Labour's opposition to military action in Syria is a fey stance that he, as GQ politician of the year, would never be guilty of.
barnet
barnet
NOUN
"barnet.noun.0"
"hair (on one's head)"
"barnet.noun.0 : hair (on one's head)", "barnet.noun.1 : a London Borough within Greater London.", "barnet.noun.2 : a town in this borough, also called \"Chipping Barnet\"."
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