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...
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...
Un·der·cov·er adj. (of a person or their activities) involved in or involving secret work within a community or organization, esp. for the purposes of police investigation or espionage: an undercover...
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...
Ex·pi·ate v. [trans.] atone for (guilt or sin): their sins must be expiated by sacrifice. ex·pi·a·ble adj. ex·pi·a·tion n. ex·pi·a·tor n. ex·pi·a·to·ry adj. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'end (rage,...
Quantities upon: the media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film. (lavish something with) cover something thickly or liberally with: she lavished our son with kisses. lav·ish·ly adv. lav·ish·nes...
[trans.] reduce (a judicial sentence, esp. a sentence of death) to one less severe: the governor recently commuted the sentences of dozens of women convicted of killing their husbands.
Al·tru·ism n. the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others: some may choose to work with vulnerable elderly people out of altruism.
N. 1 a state of extreme physical or mental fatigue: he was pale with exhaustion. 2 the action or state of using something up or of being used up completely: the rapid exhaustion of fossil fuel reserve...
Squal·or n. a state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, esp. as a result of poverty or neglect: they lived in squalor and disease. early 17th cent.: from Latin, from squalere 'be dirty'.
I like someone who laughs, but not all the time, and not too loud. I like it when someone laughs at the world, and not at someone in particular — when some particularly absurd thing happens, not just...
Publication) to the public for the first time: the company has launched a software package specifically for the legal sector. ■ n. an act or an instance of launching something: the launch of a new cam...
Jizz n. BRIT., INFORMAL (among birdwatchers and naturalists) the characteristic impression given by a particular species of animal or plant. 1920s: of unknown origin.
Pe·dan·tic adj. of or like a pedant: many of the essays are long, dense, and too pedantic to hold great appeal. pe·dan·ti·cal·ly adv.
Sign off conclude a letter, broadcast, or other message: he signed off with a few words of advice.
Abbreviation 1. [Physics] barn(s). 2. (b.) — born (used to indicate a date of birth) • George Lloyd (b. 1913). 3. billion. 4. bass. 5. basso. B1 /bē / b I. noun 1. the second letter of the alphabet. 2...
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...
The eastern part of the Mediterranean with its islands and neighboring countries.
Self-propelled or directed by remote control, carrying a conventional or nuclear explosive. early 17th cent. (as an adjective in the sense 'suitable for throwing (at a target)'): from Latin missile,...
Pan·e·gyr·ic n. a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something:
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