Bud·dhism n. a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century BC. Buddhism has no creator god and gives a central role to the doctrine o...
U·kase n. an edict of the Russian government: Tsar Alexander I issued his famous ukase unilaterally decreeing the North Pacific Coast Russian territory. an arbitrary command: defying the publisher in...
Tenacity
Göt·ter·däm·mer·ung (in Germanic mythology) the downfall of the gods. German, literally 'twilight of the gods', popularized by Wagner's use of the word as the title of the last opera of the Ring cycl...
Lave v. [trans.] POETIC/LITERARY wash: she ran cold water in the basin, laving her face and hands. (of water) wash against or over (something): the sea below laved the shore with small, agitated wave...
The eastern part of the Mediterranean with its islands and neighboring countries.
Laugh a minute very funny: it's a laugh a minute when Lois gets together with her dad. □ laugh out of the other side of one's mouth be discomfited after feeling satisfaction or confidence about someth...
Laugh·ing thrush n. a gregarious thrushlike babbler of South and Southeast Asia, typically with dark gray or brown plumage and a boldly marked head, and having a cackling call. Genus Garrulax, famil...
Aes·thete (also es·thete) n. a person who has or affects to have a special appreciation of art and beauty.
An·i·mad·vert v. [intrans.] (animadvert on/upon/against) FORMAL pass criticism or censure on; speak out against:
Laugh·ing hy·e·na n. another term for SPOTTED HYENA. Linked entries: SPOTTED HYENA ■ laugh·ing jack·ass n. AUSTRAL. the laughing kookaburra. See KOOKABURRA. Linked entries: KOOKABURRA ■ laugh·ing·ly a...
Cav·il v. [intrans.] make petty or unnecessary objections: they caviled at the cost.
Quo·tid·i·an adj. [attrib.] of or occurring every day; daily: the car sped noisily off through the quotidian traffic. - ordinary or everyday, esp. when mundane: his story is an achingly human one, mi...
Mind regarded as a store of things remembered: he searched his memory frantically for an answer. - the capacity of a substance to return to a previous state or condition after having been altered or d...
Leaf through) turn over (the pages of a book or the papers in a pile), reading them quickly or casually: he leafed through the stack of notes.
Hail from) have one's home or origins in (a place): he hails from Pittsburgh.
Consist with) ARCHAIC be consistent with: the information perfectly consists with our friend's account. ■ n. [RAILROAD] late Middle English (in the sense 'be located or inherent in'): from Latin cons...
Widespread as to be ofequal status. Variant pronunciations may be indicated by respelling
Laun·dry list n. a long or exhaustive list of people or things: there's a laundry list of possible triggers for migraines. laun·dry·man n. (pl. -men) a man who is employed to launder clothes and linen...
Explicitus est liber
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