Something that one has begun): I continued my stroll;| [asadj.] (continued) he asked for their continued support. - remain in a specified position or state: they have indicated their willingness to co...
Straits) used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty:
Short for MOUNTAIN LAUREL. - short for CHERRY LAUREL. - the bay tree. See BAY2 . 2 an aromatic evergreen shrub related to the bay tree, several kinds of which form forests in tropical and warm countri...
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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...
DATED used in reference to refinement or gentility: [as adj.] she had a certain lavender charm. 2 a pale blue color with a trace of mauve. ■ v. [trans.] perfume with lavender. Middle English: from An...
In·vei·gle v. [trans.] persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery: we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper. See note at TEMPT.
Out·post n. a small military camp or position at some distance from the main force, used esp. as a guard against surprise attack. - a remote part of a country or empire. - FIGURATIVE something regard...
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...
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...
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...
Supposed to typify public lavatories: the lavatorial utility that was a feature of subway design. lav·a·to·ry n. (pl. -ries) a room or compartment with a toilet and washbasin; a bathroom. - a sink or...
If you want someone to stop listening to you go ahead and yell. If you want them to listen to every word, whisper. -Mimi
V. (plopped, plop·ping) fall or cause to fall with such a sound: [intrans.] the stone plopped into the pond | [trans.] she plopped a sugar cube into the cup.
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Coun·try n. (often the mother country) a country in relation to its colonies: the bicentennial
Pad (also launch·ing pad ) n. the area on which a rocket stands for launching, typically consisting of a platform with a supporting structure. launch ve·hi·cle n. a rocket-powered vehicle used to send...
Singing is probably the better medicine than half the stuff they sell in pill bottles, and it’s cheaper, too.
Singing when no one else is around is always good. I especially like belters. Good, loud singing is probably better medicine than half the stuff they sell in pill bottles, and it's cheaper, too. I als...
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