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Enrique Marquez
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off adverb off animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" drive someone or something off to repel or chase away someone or something. The campers drove the cows off before the animals trampled the tents. They drove off the cows. See also: drive drive off to leave somewhere, driving a vehicle. She got in her car and drove off. Please don't drive off and leave me! See also: drive deceit
chicanery
 deception
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 dishonesty
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 dupl icity
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 fraud
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 hypocrisy
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 treachery
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 trickery
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 ambidexterity
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 ambidextrousness
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 artif ice
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 cheating
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 chicane
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 craft
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 cr aftiness
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 cunning
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 deceitfulness
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 dissimulation
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 double- dealing
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 fraudulence
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 guile
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 impositio n
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 pretense
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 slyness
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 trapping
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 cozening
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 defrauding
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 dirty dealing
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 dirty pool
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 dissemblance
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 entrapping
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 overreaching
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 smoke and mirrors
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 two- facedness
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 two-timing
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 underhandedness Antonyms for deceit fairness
 
 forthrightness
 
 frankness
 honesty
 
 openness
 
 sincerity
 trustworthiness
 
 truth
 
 truthfulness
 artlessness
 
 reality
 
 uprightness
 Other adjectives related to deceit ad captandum barefaced calophantic contraband adulterated bastard catchpenny
counterfeit artificial bogus catchy covinous babyshed brummagem colorable cunning art noun. cunning artfulness artifice astuteness canniness craftiness deceit duplicity guile slyness trickery wiliness camouflage noun. disguise beard blind cloak concealment cover coverup deceit deceptive marking dissimulation faking false appearance front guise
mask masking masquerade mimicry paint plain brown wrapper protective coloring red herring screen shade shroud smokescreen veil cant noun. hypocritical statement affected piety deceit dishonesty humbug hypocrisy hypocriticalness insincerity lip service pecksniffery pharisaicalness pious platitudes pomposity pretense pretentiousness sanctimoniousness sanctimony sham holiness show cheat noun. trick artifice baloney bamboozlement bill of goods
bunco chicanery con con game cover up cozening deceit deception dirty pool dirty trick dodge double-dealing fake fast one fast shuffle fix flimflam frame fraud gyp hanky-panky hoax hoaxing humbug hustle imposture jazz jive plant put-on racket rip-off run around scam sell shady deal sham shell game snow job spoof
sting stunt swindle trickery whitewash wrong balk
stop curb halt bar . g a m e n o u n g a m e p l u r a l n o u n g a m e s a f o r m o f p l a y o r s p o r t , e s p . a c o m p e t i t i v e o n e p l a y e d a c c o r d i n g t o r u l e s a n d d e c i d e d b y s k i l l , s t r e n g t h , o r l u c k .
a c o m p l e t e e p i s o d e o r p e r i o d o f p l a y , t y p i c a l l y e n d i n g i n a d e f i n i t e r e s u l t . a s e c r e t a n d c l e v e r p l a n o r t r i c k . s c h e m e p l o t p l o y s t r a t a g e m s t r a t e g y g a m b i t t a c t i c s t r i c k d e v i c e m a n e u v e r w i l e d o d g e r u s e m a c h i n a t i o n c o n t r i v a n c e s u b t e r f u g e p r a n k p r a c t i c a l j o k e s c a m s h i f t w i l d m a m m a l s o r b i r d s h u n t e d f o r s p o r t o r f o o d . t h e f l e s h o f m a m m a l s o r b i r d s , u s e d a s f o o d . w i l d a n i m a l s w i l d f o w l b i g g a m e a d j e c t i v e g a m e c o m p a r a t i v e a d j e c t i v e g a m e r s u p e r l a t i v e a d j e c t i v e g a m e s t
e a g e r a n d w i l l i n g t o d o s o m e t h i n g n e w o r c h a l l e n g i n g . b r a v e c o u r a g e o u s p l u c k y b o l d d a r i n g i n t r e p i d v a l i a n t s t o u t h e a r t e d m e t t l e s o m e f e a r l e s s d a u n t l e s s u n d a u n t e d u n f l i n c h i n g g u t s y g u t t y s p u n k y s k o o k u m w i l l i n g p r e p a r e d r e a d y d i s p o s e d o f a m i n d e a g e r k e e n e n t h u s i a s t i c u p f o r i t v e r b g a m e 3 r d p e r s o n p r e s e n t g a m e s p a s t t e n s e g a m e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e g a m e d g e r u n d o r p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e g a m i n g g a m b l e b e t p l a c e / l a y b e t s m a n i p u l a t e ( a s i t u a t i o n ) , t y p i c a l l y i n a w a y t h a t i s u n f a i r o r u n s c r u p u l o u s .
p r i d e n o u n p r i d e p l u r a l n o u n p r i d e s a f e e l i n g o r d e e p p l e a s u r e o r s a t i s f a c t i o n d e r i v e d f r o m o n e ' s o w n a c h i e v e m e n t s , t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s o f t h o s e w i t h w h o m o n e i s c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d , o r f r o m q u a l i t i e s o r p o s s e s s i o n s t h a t a r e w i d e l y a d m i r e d . t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f o n e ' s o w n d i g n i t y . s e l f - e s t e e m d i g n i t y h o n o r s e l f - r e s p e c t s e l f - w o r t h s e l f - r e g a r d p r i d e i n o n e s e l f t h e q u a l i t y o f h a v i n g a n e x c e s s i v e l y h i g h o p i n i o n o f o n e s e l f o r o n e ' s i m p o r t a n c e .
a r r o g a n c e v a n i t y s e l f - i m p o r t a n c e h u b r i s c o n c e i t c o n c e i t e d n e s s s e l f - l o v e s e l f - a d u l a t i o n s e l f - a d m i r a t i o n n a r c i s s i s m e g o t i s m s u p e r c i l i o u s n e s s h a u g h t i n e s s s n o b b e r y s n o b b i s h n e s s b i g - h e a d e d n e s s v a i n g l o r y a p e r s o n o r t h i n g t h a t i s t h e o b j e c t o r s o u r c e o f a f e e l i n g o r d e e p p l e a s u r e o r s a t i s f a c t i o n . s o u r c e o f s a t i s f a c t i o n p r i d e a n d j o y t r e a s u r e d p o s s e s s i o n j o y d e l i g h t t h e b e s t s t a t e o r c o n d i t i o n o f s o m e t h i n g ; t h e p r i m e . b e s t f i n e s t t o p c r e a m p i c k c h o i c e
p r i z e g l o r y j e w e l i n t h e c r o w n a g r o u p o f l i o n s f o r m i n g a s o c i a l u n i t . v e r b p r i d e 3 r d p e r s o n p r e s e n t p r i d e s p a s t t e n s e p r i d e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e p r i d e d g e r u n d o r p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e p r i d i n g b e e s p e c i a l l y p r o u d o f a p a r t i c u l a r q u a l i t y o r s k i l l . b e p r o u d o f b e p r o u d o f o n e s e l f f o r t a k e p r i d e i n t a k e s a t i s f a c t i o n i n c o n g r a t u l a t e o n e s e l f o n p a t o n e s e l f o n t h e b a c k f o r a f e e l i n g o f s e l f - r e s p e c t a n d p e r s o n a l w o r t h smug adjective smug comparative adjective smugger superlative adjective smuggest
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements. self-satisfied self-congratulatory complacent superior pleased with oneself conceited marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" c o n c e i t e d a d j e c t i v e c o n c e i t e d e x c e s s i v e l y p r o u d o f o n e s e l f ; v a i n . v a i n n a r c i s s i s t i c s e l f - c e n t e r e d e g o t i s t i c e g o t i s t i c a l e g o c e n t r i c p r o u d a r r o g a n t b o a s t f u l f u l l o f o n e s e l f s e l f - i m p o r t a n t i m m o d e s t s w a g g e r i n g s e l f - s a t i s f i e d s m u g s u p e r c i l i o u s h a u g h t y s n o b b i s h b i g - h e a d e d t o o b i g f o r o n e ' s b r i t c h e s s t u c k - u p h i g h a n d m i g h t y u p p i t y s n o t t y v a i n g l o r i o u s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f f a l s e p r i d e ; h a v i n g a n e x a g g e r a t e d
s e n s e o f s e l f - i m p o r t a n c e ; " a c o n c e i t e d f o o l " ; " a n a t t i t u d e o f s e l f - c o n c e i t e d a r r o g a n c e " ; " a n e g o t i s t i c a l d i s r e g a r d o f o t h e r s " ; " s o s w o l l e n b y v i c t o r y t h a t h e w a s u n f i t f o r n o r m a l d u t y " ; " g r o w i n g e v e r m o r e s w o l l e n - h e a d e d a n d a r b i t r a r y " ; " v a i n . . . daunt verb daunt 3rd person present daunts past tense daunted past participle daunted gerund or present participle daunting make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive. discourage deter demoralize put off dishearten dispirit intimidate abash take aback throw cow overawe awe frighten scare unman dismay disconcert discompose perturb unsettle unnerve throw off balance rattle faze shake up cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" f l u m m o x v e r b
p a s t t e n s e f l u m m o x e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e f l u m m o x e d p e r p l e x ( s o m e o n e ) g r e a t l y ; b e w i l d e r . b a f f l e p e r p l e x p u z z l e b e w i l d e r m y s t i f y b e m u s e c o n f u s e c o n f o u n d f a z e s t u m p b e a t f o x d i s c o m b o b u l a t e a d j e c t i v e f l u m m o x e d b e w i l d e r e d o r p e r p l e x e d . C o n f u s e d , p e r p l e x e d o r f l u s t e r e d d i s c o m b o b u l a t e v e r b d i s c o m b o b u l a t e 3 r d p e r s o n p r e s e n t d i s c o m b o b u l a t e s p a s t t e n s e
d i s c o m b o b u l a t e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e d i s c o m b o b u l a t e d g e r u n d o r p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e d i s c o m b o b u l a t i n g d i s c o n c e r t o r c o n f u s e ( s o m e o n e ) . b e w i l d e r : c a u s e t o b e c o n f u s e d e m o t i o n a l l y m o j o n o u n m o j o p l u r a l n o u n m o j o s a m a g i c c h a r m , t a l i s m a n , o r s p e l l . m a g i c p o w e r . v o o d o o h o o d o o w i z a r d r y s o r c e r y l u c k y a m u l e t t a l i s m a n c h u r i n g a h u s b a n d r y n o u n h u s b a n d r y t h e c a r e , c u l t i v a t i o n , a n d b r e e d i n g o f c r o p s a n d a n i m a l s .
f a r m m a n a g e m e n t l a n d m a n a g e m e n t f a r m i n g a g r i c u l t u r e a g r o n o m y c u l t i v a t i o n a n i m a l h u s b a n d r y r a n c h i n g m a n a g e m e n t a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n o f r e s o u r c e s . c o n s e r v a t i o n m a n a g e m e n t e c o n o m y t h r i f t t h r i f t i n e s s f r u g a l i t y f a r m i n g : t h e p r a c t i c e o f c u l t i v a t i n g t h e l a n d o r r a i s i n g s t o c k h o m e s t e a d n o u n h o m e s t e a d p l u r a l n o u n h o m e s t e a d s a h o u s e , e s p . a f a r m h o u s e , a n d o u t b u i l d i n g s . a p e r s o n ' s o r f a m i l y ' s r e s i d e n c e , w h i c h c o m p r i s e s t h e l a n d , h o u s e , a n d o u t b u i l d i n g s , a n d
i n m o s t s t a t e s i s e x e m p t f r o m f o r c e d s a l e f o r c o l l e c t i o n o f d e b t . ( a s p r o v i d e d b y t h e f e d e r a l H o m e s t e a d A c t o f 1 8 6 2 ) a n a r e a o f p u b l i c l a n d i n t h e W e s t ( u s u a l l y 1 6 0 a c r e s ) g r a n t e d t o a n y U S c i t i z e n w i l l i n g t o s e t t l e o n a n d f a r m t h e l a n d f o r a t l e a s t f i v e y e a r s . ( i n s o u t h e r n A f r i c a ) a h u t o r c l u s t e r o f h u t s o c c u p i e d b y o n e f a m i l y o r c l a n , s t a n d i n g a l o n e o r a s p a r t o f a t r a d i t i o n a l A f r i c a n v i l l a g e . t h e h o m e a n d a d j a c e n t g r o u n d s o c c u p i e d b y a f a m i l y h o m e l a n d
n o u n h o m e l a n d p l u r a l n o u n h o m e l a n d s a p e r s o n ' s o r a p e o p l e ' s n a t i v e l a n d . a n a u t o n o m o u s o r s e m i a u t o n o m o u s s t a t e o c c u p i e d b y a p a r t i c u l a r p e o p l e . n a t i v e l a n d c o u n t r y o f o r i g i n h o m e b i r t h p l a c e h o m e t o w n r o o t s f a t h e r l a n d m o t h e r l a n d m o t h e r c o u n t r y l a n d o f o n e ' s f a t h e r s t h e o l d c o u n t r y a n y o f t e n p a r t i a l l y s e l f - g o v e r n i n g a r e a s i n S o u t h A f r i c a d e s i g n a t e d f o r p a r t i c u l a r i n d i g e n o u s A f r i c a n p e o p l e s u n d e r t h e f o r m e r p o l i c y o f a p a r t h e i d . f a t h e r l a n d : t h e c o u n t r y w h e r e y o u w e r e b o r n
n o u n h o m e l a n d p l u r a l n o u n h o m e l a n d s a p e r s o n ' s o r a p e o p l e ' s n a t i v e l a n d . h o u s e h o l d n o u n h o u s e h o l d p l u r a l n o u n h o u s e h o l d s a h o u s e a n d i t s o c c u p a n t s r e g a r d e d a s a u n i t . f a m i l y h o u s e o c c u p a n t s r e s i d e n t s m È n a g e c l a n t r i b e b r o o d f a m i l y : a s o c i a l u n i t l i v i n g t o g e t h e r ; " h e m o v e d h i s f a m i l y t o V i r g i n i a " ; " I t w a s a g o o d C h r i s t i a n h o u s e h o l d " ; " I w a i t e d u n t i l t h e w h o l e h o u s e w a s a s l e e p " ; " t h e t e a c h e r a s k e d h o w m a n y p e o p l e m a d e u p h i s h o m e "
h o m e n o u n h o m e p l u r a l n o u n h o m e s t h e p l a c e w h e r e o n e l i v e s p e r m a n e n t l y , e s p . a s a m e m b e r o f a f a m i l y o r h o u s e h o l d . t h e f a m i l y o r s o c i a l u n i t o c c u p y i n g a h o m e . r e s i d e n c e p l a c e o f r e s i d e n c e h o u s e a p a r t m e n t f l a t b u n g a l o w c o t t a g e a c c o m m o d a t i o n s p r o p e r t y q u a r t e r s r o o m s l o d g i n g s a r o o f o v e r o n e ' s h e a d a d d r e s s p l a c e p a d d i g s h e a r t h n e s t d o m i c i l e a b o d e d w e l l i n g d w e l l i n g p l a c e h a b i t a t i o n a h o u s e o r a n a p a r t m e n t c o n s i d e r e d a s a c o m m e r c i a l p r o p e r t y .
a p l a c e w h e r e s o m e t h i n g f l o u r i s h e s , i s m o s t t y p i c a l l y f o u n d , o r f r o m w h i c h i t o r i g i n a t e s . o r i g i n s o u r c e c r a d l e f o u n t f o u n t a i n h e a d a p l a c e w h e r e a n o b j e c t i s k e p t . a n i n s t i t u t i o n f o r p e o p l e n e e d i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l c a r e o r s u p e r v i s i o n . i n s t i t u t i o n n u r s i n g h o m e r e t i r e m e n t h o m e r e s t h o m e c h i l d r e n ' s h o m e h o s p i c e s h e l t e r r e f u g e r e t r e a t a s y l u m h o s t e l h a l f w a y h o u s e t h e g o a l o r e n d p o i n t . t h e p l a c e w h e r e a p l a y e r i s f r e e f r o m a t t a c k . ( i n l a c r o s s e ) e a c h o f t h e t h r e e p l a y e r s s t a t i o n e d
n e a r e s t t h e i r o p p o n e n t s ' s g o a l . s h o r t f o r h o m e p l a t e . a g a m e p l a y e d o r w o n b y a t e a m o n t h e i r o w n g r o u n d . a d j e c t i v e h o m e o f o r r e l a t i n g t o t h e p l a c e w h e r e o n e l i v e s . m a d e , d o n e , o r i n t e n d e d f o r u s e i n t h e p l a c e w h e r e o n e l i v e s . h o m e m a d e h o m e g r o w n f a m i l y r e l a t i n g t o o n e ' s o w n c o u n t r y a n d i t s d o m e s t i c a f f a i r s . d o m e s t i c i n t e r n a l l o c a l n a t i o n a l i n t e r i o r ( o f a s p o r t s t e a m o r p l a y e r ) b e l o n g i n g t o t h e c o u n t r y o r l o c a l i t y i n w h i c h a s p o r t i n g e v e n t t a k e s p l a c e .
p l a y e d o n o r c o n n e c t e d w i t h a t e a m ' s o w n g r o u n d . d e n o t i n g t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e c e n t e r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n . a d v e r b h o m e t o o r a t t h e p l a c e w h e r e o n e l i v e s . t o t h e e n d o r c o n c l u s i o n o f a r a c e o r s o m e t h i n g d i f f i c u l t . t o o r t o w a r d h o m e p l a t e . t o t h e i n t e n d e d o r c o r r e c t p o s i t i o n . v e r b h o m e 3 r d p e r s o n p r e s e n t h o m e s p a s t t e n s e h o m e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e h o m e d g e r u n d o r p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e h o m i n g ( o f a n a n i m a l ) r e t u r n b y i n s t i n c t t o i t s t e r r i t o r y a f t e r l e a v i n g i t . ( o f a p i g e o n b r e d f o r l o n g - d i s t a n c e
r a c i n g ) f l y b a c k t o o r a r r i v e a t i t s l o f t a f t e r b e i n g r e l e a s e d a t a d i s t a n t p o i n t . m o v e o r b e a i m e d t o w a r d ( a t a r g e t o r d e s t i n a t i o n ) w i t h g r e a t a c c u r a c y . f o c u s a t t e n t i o n o n . f o c u s o n c o n c e n t r a t e o n z e r o i n o n c e n t e r o n f i x o n h i g h l i g h t s p o t l i g h t t a r g e t u n d e r l i n e p i n p o i n t t r a c k z o o m i n o n mug noun mug plural noun mugs a large cup, typically cylindrical and with a handle and used without a saucer. the contents of a mug. cup glass stein flagon tankard beaker stoup a person's face. a hoodlum or thug. a stupid or gullible person. verb mug 3rd person present mugs past tense mugged past participle mugged gerund or present participle mugging attack and rob (someone) in a public place. fight or hit (someone).
assault attack set upon beat up rob jump rough up lay into do over make faces, esp. silly or exaggerated ones, before an audience or a camera. verb mug 3rd person present mugs past tense mugged past participle mugged gerund or present participle mugging learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night" due adjective due expected at or planned for at a certain time. (of a payment) required at a certain time. owing owed payable outstanding overdue unpaid unsettled undischarged delinquent (of a person) having reached a point where the thing mentioned is required or owed. expected anticipated scheduled for awaited required (of a thing) required or owed as a legal or moral obligation. deserved by merited by warranted by appropriate to fit for fitting for right for proper to of the proper quality or extent; adequate. proper correct rightful suitable appropriate apt adequate sufficient enough satisfactory requisite noun due plural noun dues noun one's due plural noun one's dues a person's right; what is owed to someone. rightful treatment fair treatment just punishment right entitlement just deserts comeuppance
an obligatory payment; a fee. fee subscription charge payment contribution adverb due (with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly. directly straight exactly precisely dead The portion of an invoice due. The total of your scheduled payment lines must equal 100%. You cannot combine percentages due and amounts due for one set of payment terms. muffle verb muffle 3rd person present muffles past tense muffled past participle muffled gerund or present participle muffling wrap or cover for warmth. cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness. wrap (up) swathe enfold envelop cloak make (a sound) quieter or less distinct. deaden dull dampen mute soften quiet tone down mask stifle smother indistinct faint muted dull soft stifled suppressed smothered restrain or conceal (someone) with wrappings. noun muffle plural noun muffles a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products. a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature muzzle noun muzzle plural noun muzzles
the projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or horse. a guard, typically made of straps or wire, fitted over this part of an animal's face to stop it from biting or feeding. snout nose mouth maw the part of a person's face including the nose, mouth, and chin. the open end of the barrel of a firearm. barrel end verb muzzle 3rd person present muzzles past tense muzzled past participle muzzled gerund or present participle muzzling prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely. gag silence censor stifle restrain check curb fetter gun muzzle: the open circular discharging end of a gun n u z z l e n u z z l e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e ; n u z z l e s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t ; n u z z l i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e ; n u z z l e d p a s t t e n s e R u b o r p u s h a g a i n s t g e n t l y w i t h t h e n o s e a n d m o u t h h e n u z z l e d h e r h a i r t h e f o a l n u z z l e d a t i t s m o t h e r
L e a n o r s n u g g l e a g a i n s t , t h e d o g n u z z l e d u p a g a i n s t m e c u d d l e : m o v e o r a r r a n g e o n e s e l f i n a c o m f o r t a b l e a n d c o z y p o s i t i o n ; " W e c u d d l e d a g a i n s t e a c h o t h e r t o k e e p w a r m " ; " T h e c h i l d r e n s n u g g l e d i n t o t h e i r s l e e p i n g b a g s " r u b n o s e s , d i g o u t w i t h t h e s n o u t ; " t h e p i g n u z z l e d t h e t r u f f l e " T o t o u c h s o m e o n e o r s o m e t h i n g w i t h t h e n o s e s n u ggle v e r b : n e s t l e , c u d d l e , n u z z l e s n u g g l e s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t ; s n u g g l e d p a s t t e n s e ; s n u g g l e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e ;
s n u g g l i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e S e t t l e o r m o v e i n t o a w a r m , c o m f o r t a b l e p o s i t i o n I s n u g g l e d d o w n i n m y s l e e p i n g b a g s h e s n u g g l e d h e r h e a d i n t o h i s s h o u l d e r c u d d l e : m o v e o r a r r a n g e o n e s e l f i n a c o m f o r t a b l e a n d c o z y p o s i t i o n ; " W e c u d d l e d a g a i n s t e a c h o t h e r t o k e e p w a r m " ; c u d d l e : a c l o s e a n d a f f e c t i o n a t e ( a n d o f t e n p r o l o n g e d ) e m b r a c e n e s t l e : p o s i t i o n c o m f o r t a b l y ; " T h e b a b y n e s t l e d h e r h e a d i n h e r m o t h e r ' s e l b o w " snug a d j e c t i v e : c o s y , c o z y , c o m f o r t a b l e a d v e r b : c o s i l y
s n u g g e s t s u p e r l a t i v e ; s n u g g e r c o m p a r a t i v e C o m f o r t a b l e , w a r m , a n d c o z y ; w e l l p r o t e c t e d f r o m t h e w e a t h e r o r c o l d s h e w a s s a f e a n d s n u g i n R u t h ' s a r m s a s n u g c o t t a g e ( o f a n i n c o m e o r e m p l o y m e n t ) A l l o w i n g o n e t o l i v e i n c o m f o r t a n d c o m p a r a t i v e e a s e ( e s p . o f c l o t h i n g ) V e r y t i g h t o r c l o s e - f i t t i n g a w e l l - s h a p e d h o o d f o r a s n u g f i t s n u g s p l u r a l s n u g g i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e ; s n u g s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t ; s n u g g e d p a s t t e n s e ; s n u g g e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e P l a c e ( s o m e t h i n g ) s a f e l y o r c o z i l y s h e t u c k s h i m i n , s n u g g i n g t h e
b l a n k e t u p t o h i s c h i n S e t t l e c o m f o r t a b l y a n d c o z i l y t h e p a s s e n g e r s s n u g g e d d o w n a m o n g t h e c a r g o c u b b y : a s m a l l s e c l u d e d r o o m o f f e r i n g s a f e t y ; w e l l p r o t e c t e d o r c o n c e a l e d ; " a s n u g h a r b o r " ; " a s n u g h i d e o u t " c l o s e : f i t t i n g c l o s e l y b u t c o m f o r t a b l y ; " a c l o s e f i t " w e l l a n d t i g h t l y c o n s t r u c t e d ; " a s n u g h o u s e " ; " a s n u g l i t t l e s a i l b o a t " c o z y : e n j o y i n g o r a f f o r d i n g c o m f o r t i n g w a r m t h a n d s h e l t e r e s p e c i a l l y i n a s m a l l s p a c e ; " a c o z y n o o k n e a r t h e f i r e " ; " s n u g i n
b e d " ; " a s n u g l i t t l e a p a r t m e n t " ( s n u g l y ) f i t t i n g c l o s e l y ; " t h e v e s t f i t s n u g l y " ( s n u g l y ) s a f e l y p r o t e c t e d ; " c o n c e a l e d s n u g l y i n h i s h i d e o u t " ( s n u g l y ) w a r m l y a n d c o m f o r t a b l y s h e l t e r e d ; " s i t t i n g s n u g l y b y t h e f i r e s i d e w h i l e t h e s t o r m r a g e d " ( s n u g n e s s ) c o z i n e s s : a s t a t e o f w a r m s n u g c o m f o r t s m a l l , c o m f o r t a b l e b a c k r o o m i n a p u b ; T o m a k e s e c u r e o r s n u g ; T o s n u g g l e o r n e s t l e ; c o m f o r t a b l e ; c o s y ( c o z y ) ; s a t i s f a c t o r y ; c l o s e - f i t t i n g ( s n u g l y ) T i g h t l y , w i t h l i m i t e d s p a c e
t o m o v e , i n a s n u g m a n n e r a s m a l l p r i v a t e r o o m o r b o o t h i n a p u b l i c h o u s e . n . 1 . A t i n y p r i v a t e a r e a w h e r e o n e m a y b e a l o n e . S c h o o l s o f t e n h a v e a s n u g f o r s m a l l c h i l d r e n t o r e t r e a t i n t o f o r q u i e t r e a d i n g p e r i o d s . C o m f o r t a b l y c a n v a s s e d t o s u i t t h e w e a t h e r . A n y t h i n g m a d e n e a t , o r s t o w e d c o m p a c t l y . P r o p e r l y s e c u r e d ; t i g h t . c o n c e i t n o u n : v a n i t y , a r r o g a n c e , s e l f - c o n c e i t , p r i d e , h a u g h t i n e s s c o n c e i t s p l u r a l
E x c e s s i v e p r i d e i n o n e s e l f h e w a s p u f f e d u p w i t h c o n c e i t A f a n c i f u l e x p r e s s i o n i n w r i t i n g o r s p e e c h ; a n e l a b o r a t e m e t a p h o r t h e i d e a o f t h e w i n d ' s s i n g i n g i s a p r i m e r o m a n t i c c o n c e i t A n a r t i s t i c e f f e c t o r d e v i c e t h e d i r e c t o r ' s b r i l l i a n t c o n c e i t w a s t o f i l m t h i s t a l e i n b l a c k a n d w h i t e A f a n c i f u l n o t i o n h e i s a l a r m e d b y t h e w i d e s p r e a d c o n c e i t t h a t h e s p e n t m o s t o f t h e 1 9 8 0 s d r u n k a m o u r p r o p r e : f e e l i n g s o f e x c e s s i v e p r i d e
a n e l a b o r a t e p o e t i c i m a g e o r a f a r - f e t c h e d c o m p a r i s o n o f v e r y d i s s i m i l a r t h i n g s a w i t t y o r i n g e n i o u s t u r n o f p h r a s e ; " h e c o u l d a l w a y s c o m e u p w i t h s o m e i n s p i r e d o f f - t h e - w a l l c o n c e i t " a n a r t i s t i c d e v i c e o r e f f e c t ; " t h e a r c h i t e c t ' s b r i l l i a n t c o n c e i t w a s t o b u i l d t h e h o u s e a r o u n d t h e t r e e " t h e t r a i t o f b e i n g u n d u l y v a i n a n d c o n c e i t e d ; f a l s e p r i d e ( c o n c e i t e d ) c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f f a l s e p r i d e ; h a v i n g a n e x a g g e r a t e d s e n s e o f s e l f - i m p o r t a n c e ; " a c o n c e i t e d f o o l " ;
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( a l s o c a l l e d a m e t a p h y s i c a l c o n c e i t ) : A n e l a b o r a t e o r u n u s u a l c o m p a r i s o n - - e s p e c i a l l y o n e u s i n g u n l i k e l y m e t a p h o r s , s i m i l e , h y p e r b o l e , a n d c o n t r a d i c t i o n . B e f o r e t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e s e v e n t e e n t h c e n t u r y , t h e t e r m c o n c e i t w a s a s y n o n y m f o r " t h o u g h t " a n d r o u g h l y e q u i v a l e n t t o " i d e a " o r " c o n c e p t . . . . T h i s h a s a s p e c i f i c m e a n i n g i n c o m p o s i t i o n , n a m e l y a f i g u r e o f s p e e c h t h a t e s t a b l i s h e s a n e l a b o r a t e a n d s t r i k i n g p a r a l l e l b e t w e e n t w o s i t u a t i o n s o r
o b j e c t s t h a t a r e a t f i r s t s i g h t c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e r e n t . e x t e n d e d o r c o m p l i c a t e d m e t a p h o r t h a t i s i m p r e s s i v e l a r g e l y b e c a u s e i t s h o w s o f f a n a u t h o r s p o w e r t o m a n i p u l a t e a n d s u s t a i n a s t r i k i n g c o m p a r i s o n b e t w e e n t w o d i s s i m i l a r i t e m s . A w i t t y o r i n g e n i o u s t h o u g h t ; a d i v e r t i n g o r h i g h l y f a n c i f u l i d e a , o f t e n s t a t e d i n f i g u r a t i v e l a n g u a g e . c o n c e p t o ( a n e l a b o r a t e a n d s t r i k i n g p a r a l l e l i s s u g g e s t e d b e t w e e n d i s s i m i l a r t h i n g s o r s i t u a t i o n s - -
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s t r a i n e d o r f a r - f e t c h e d , i n w h i c h t h e s u b j e c t i s c o m p a r e d w i t h a s i m p l e r a n a l o g u e u s u a l l y c h o s e n f r o m n a t u r e o r a f a m i l i a r c o n t e x t . E s p e c i a l l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h i n t e n s e e m o t i o n a l o r s p i r i t u a l f e e l i n g s , t h e y s o m e t i m e s e x t e n d t h r o u g h t h e e n t i r e l e n g t h o f a p o e m . . . . A c l e v e r a n d f a n c i f u l m e t a p h o r , u s u a l l y e x p r e s s e d t h r o u g h e l a b o r a t e a n d e x t e n d e d c o m p a r i s o n , t h a t p r e s e n t s a s t r i k i n g p a r a l l e l b e t w e e n t w o s e e m i n g l y d i s s i m i l a r t h i n g s f o r e x a m p l e , e l a b o r a t e l y
c o m p a r i n g a b e a u t i f u l w o m a n t o a n o b j e c t l i k e a g a r d e n o r t h e s u n . . . . n o u n : r o b b e r m u g g e r s p l u r a l A s t r e e t r o b b e r ; to m a k e e x a g g e r a t e d f a c e s , a s a p e r f o r m a n c e ; a g u r n e r ; s m u g A d j e c t i v e / S y n o n y m s : a d j e c t i v e : s e l f - s a t i s f i e d , c o m p l a c e n t , c o n c e i t e d s m u g g e r c o m p a r a t i v e ; s m u g g e s t s u p e r l a t i v e H a v i n g o r s h o w i n g a n e x c e s s i v e p r i d e i n o n e s e l f o r o n e ' s a c h i e v e m e n t s . H e w a s
f e e l i n g s m u g a f t e r h i s w i n m a r k e d b y e x c e s s i v e c o m p l a c e n c y o r s e l f - s a t i s f a c t i o n ; " a s m u g g l o w o f s e l f - c o n g r a t u l a t i o n " ( s m u g l y ) i n a s m u g m a n n e r ; " t h e b u r e a u c r a t s e x p l a i n e d s m u g l y t h a t t h e f a c t s p r o v i d e d b y t h e i r o w n e x p e r t s s h o w n o c a u s e f o r c o n c e r n " I r r i t a t i n g l y p l e a s e d w i t h o n e s e l f ; s e l f - s a t i s f i e d ( s m u g n e s s ) T h e s t a t e o r q u a l i t y o f b e i n g s m u g ; T h e r e s u l t o r p r o d u c t o f b e i n g s m u g ( s m u g n e s s ) ( n . ) : T o b e s m u g i s t o b e h i g h l y s e l f - s a t i s f i e d ; t o t h i n k a l o t o f o n e s e l f . M r . E w e l l ' s s m u g n e s s , o r
a p p e a r a n c e o f s e l f - s a t i s f a c t i o n , s h o w s o n h i s f a c e . f u l l o f y o u r s e l f - A t t r i b u t e o f t h e u n r e p e n t a n t l e a d e r s h i p , w o l f a s p s a n d p a s t a r d s w h o k n o w a n d b e l i e v e d e e p i n t h e i r m i n d t h a t t h e y a r e s p e c i a l a n d w i l l n e v e r s u f f e r G o d ' s W r a t h e v e n t h o u g h t h e y a r e u n e t h i c a l , i m m o r a l a n d i l l e g a l. fawn Noun Synonyms: adjective: fawn-coloured, fawn-colored verb: flatter, adulate, toady, cring fawns plural A young deer in its first year A light yellowish-brown color fawn Verb /fôn/ /fän/ fawns 3rd person singular present; fawned past participle; fawning present participle; fawned past tense
(of a deer) Produce young fawn Verb fawns 3rd person singular present; fawned past participle; fawning present participle; fawned past tense (of a person) Give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favor or advantage congressmen fawn over the President (of an animal, esp. a dog) Show slavish devotion, esp. by crawling and rubbing against someone dun: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun" show submission or fear a young deer try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" have fawns; "deer fawn" (v) to show affection (as a dog for its master); to court favor in a cringing or flattering manner the color of a newborn deer, such as Bambi (v) - to flatter excessively. fawning Term used to describe behaviour in which one tries to ingratiate oneself with another. Fawning serves no purpose, so it is therefore frowned upon. cervato; beige; parir la cierva fawn·ing Adjective Synonyms: adjective: obsequious, servile, sycophantic, subservient, adulatory noun: adulation, flattery, subservience fawning present participle Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious
fawning adoration fawning interviews with Hollywood celebs bootlicking: attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Sycophancy means: # flattery; servility. # False accusation; calumniation; talebearing. # The character or characteristic of a . (fawningly) In a fawning manner s m a r m y a d j e c t i v e : s y c o p h a n t i c , a d u l a t o r y , o i l y , o b s e q u i o u s , f a w n i n g s m a r m i e r c o m p a r a t i v e ; s m a r m i e s t s u p e r l a t i v e I n g r a t i a t i n g a n d w h e e d l i n g i n a w a y t h a t i s p e r c e i v e d a s i n s i n c e r e o r e x c e s s i v e a s m a r m y , u n c t u o u s r e p l y , b u t t e r y : u n p l e a s a n t l y a n d e x c e s s i v e l y s u a v e o r i n g r a t i a t i n g i n m a n n e r o r s p e e c h ; " b u t t e r y p r a i s e " ; " g a v e h i m a f u l s o m e i n t r o d u c t i o n " ; " a n
o i l y s y c o p h a n t i c p r e s s a g e n t " ; " o l e a g i n o u s h y p o c r i s y " ; " s m a r m y s e l f - i m p o r t a n c e " ; " t h e u n c t u o u s U r i a h H e e p " ; " s o a p y c o m p l i m e n t s " F a l s e l y e a r n e s t , s m u g , o r i n g r a t i a t i n g , f u l l o f f a l s e c h a r m , a f f e c t i o n a n d f l a t t e r y . a d j . D e s c r i b i n g s o m e o n e a s s m a r m y i s v e r y s i m i l a r t o c a l l i n g t h e m s l i m y o r s l e a z y ( a n d n o t j u s t i n t e r m s o f h o w t h e y a l l s o u n d , b e f o r e I g e t s o m e s m a r t - a s s e m a i l ) . . . . a d j . 1 . O f f e n s i v e l y s u a v e a n d s m u g . A u s e d c a r s a l e s m a n
m i g h t b e s a i d t o b e s m a r m y . v e r b : f a w n , a d u l a t e , f l a t t e r n o u n : s y c o p h a n t , b o o t l i c k e r , l i c k s p i t t l e , g r o v e l l e r , f l a t t e r e r , t o a d - e a t e r , t r u c k l e r , f l u n k e y t o a d i e s p l u r a l A p e r s o n w h o b e h a v e s o b s e q u i o u s l y t o s o m e o n e i m p o r t a n t t o a d: ac t i n a n o b s e q u i o u s w a y , s h e i m a g i n e d h i m t o a d y i n g t o h i s r i c h c l i e n t s s y c o p h a n t : a p e r s o n w h o t r i e s t o p l e a s e s o m e o n e i n o r d e r t o g a i n a p e r s o n a l a d v a n t a g e
f a w n : t r y t o g a i n f a v o r b y c r i n g i n g o r f l a t t e r i n g ; " H e i s a l w a y s k o w t o w i n g t o h i s b o s s " S y c o p h a n c y m e a n s : # f l a t t e r y ; s e r v i l i t y . # F a l s e a c c u s a t i o n ; c a l u m n i a t i o n ; t a l e b e a r i n g . # T h e c h a r a c t e r o r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f a . ( t o a d y i s m ) s y c o p h a n c y , t h e p r a c t i c e o r q u a l i t y o f a t o a d y , i . e . , f a w n i n g , o b s e q u i o u s , e x t r e m e l y d e f e r e n t i a l ( a n d e s s e n t i a l l y s e l f - s e r v i n g ) b e h a v i o r t o w a r d s ( a n ) o t h e r ( s ) ( T O E d e e ) n o u n O n e w h o p a n d e r s t o t h e w e a l t h y o r
i n f l u e n t i a l ; a s e r v i l e f l a t t e r e r . s y n . - - s y c o p h a n t . O n e w h o i s a h a n g e r o n o r f a l s e f l a t t e r e r t o t h e r i c h a n d p o w e r f u l . O b s e q u i o u s f l a t t e r e r k o k a , k ˆ z b a w Á u , k u k a n o u n : t o a d y , b o o t l i c k e r , f l a t t e r e r , l i c k s p i t t l e , g r o v e l l e r , t r u c k l e r s y c o p h a n t s p l u r a l A p e r s o n w h o a c t s o b s e q u i o u s l y t o w a r d s o m e o n e i m p o r t a n t i n o r d e r t o g a i n a d v a n t a g e ( s y c o p h a n t i c ) b o o t l i c k i n g : a t t e m p t i n g t o w i n f a v o r f r o m i n f l u e n t i a l p e o p l e b y f l a t t e r y
( s y c o p h a n c y ) f a w n i n g o b s e q u i o u s n e s s ( S y c o p h a n t s ) S y c o p h a n c y m e a n s : # f l a t t e r y ; s e r v i l i t y . # F a l s e a c c u s a t i o n ; c a l u m n i a t i o n ; t a l e b e a r i n g . # O n e w h o u s e s c o m p l i m e n t s t o g a i n s e l f - s e r v i n g f a v o r o r a d v a n t a g e f r o m a n o t h e r ; O n e w h o s e e k s t o g a i n t h r o u g h t h e p o w e r f u l a n d i n f l u e n t i a l ( s y c o p h a n t i c ) g i v e n t o o b s e q u i o u s f l a t t e r y ( n . ) o n e w h o f l a t t e r s f o r s e l f - g a i n ( S o m e s e e t h e p e o p l e i n t h e c a b i n e t a s t h e
p r e s i d e n t s c l o s e s t a d v i s o r s , b u t o t h e r s s e e t h e m a s s y c o p h a n t s . ) O n e w h o s e e k s w e a l t h , p o w e r o r i n f l u e n c e f r o m a n a c c e p t e d l e a d e r o r l e a d e r s b y u n d u e f l a t t e r y , a d u l a t i o n o r s e r v i l i t y . T h e d i c t i o n a r y d e f i n e s t h i s a s a " s e r v i l e f l a t t e r e r , " b u t y o u k n o w t h e m a s a m i n d l e s s k i s s - a s s . B e c a u s e t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t i n d u s t r y i s a v a s t a r e n a o f i d e a s , w h e n i t ' s t i m e t o b e t r u l y c r e a t i v e s y c o p h a n t s d o n ' t d o w e l l . O n e w h o e x c e s s i v e l y f l a t t e r s t h o s e i n a u t h o r i t y .
a s e r v i l e , s e l f - s e e k i n g f l a t t e r e r . p e r s o n w h o f l a t t e r s t o t h e r i c h F e d u p w i t h i n s e c t s . a f l a t t e r e r , a t o a d y b l a c k g u a r d S y n o n y m s : a d j e c t i v e : v i l l a i n o u s , s c u r v y , b a s e v e r b : r e v i l e n o u n : s c o u n d r e l , v i l l a i n , r o g u e , m i s c r e a n t , r a s c a l , k n a v e , s c a m p , c a d b l a c k g u a r d s p l u r a l A p e r s o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y a m a n , w h o b e h a v e s i n a d i s h o n o r a b l e o r c o n t e m p t i b l e w a y b l a c k g u a r d
b l a c k g u a r d e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e ; b l a c k g u a r d s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t ; b l a c k g u a r d i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e ; b l a c k g u a r d e d p a s t t e n s e A b u s e o r d i s p a r a g e ( s o m e o n e ) s c u r r i l o u s l y c a d : s o m e o n e w h o i s m o r a l l y r e p r e h e n s i b l e ; " y o u d i r t y d o g " r i d i c u l e : s u b j e c t t o l a u g h t e r o r r i d i c u l e ; " T h e s a t i r i s t s r i d i c u l e d t h e p l a n s f o r a n e w o p e r a h o u s e " ; " T h e s t u d e n t s p o k e d f u n a t t h e i n e x p e r i e n c e d t e a c h e r " ; " H i s f o r m e r s t u d e n t s r o a s t e d t h e
p r o f e s s o r a t h i s 6 0 t h b i r t h d a y " a b u s e : u s e f o u l o r a b u s i v e l a n g u a g e t o w a r d s ; " T h e a c t r e s s a b u s e d t h e p o l i c e m a n w h o g a v e h e r a p a r k i n g t i c k e t " ; " T h e a n g r y m o t h e r s h o u t e d a t t h e t e a c h e r " ( b l a c k g u a r d l y ) r a s c a l l y : l a c k i n g p r i n c i p l e s o r s c r u p l e s ; " t h e r a s c a l l y r a b b l e " ; " t h e t y r a n n y o f a s c o u n d r e l l y a r i s t o c r a c y " - W . M . T h a c k a r a y ; " t h e c a p t a i n w a s s e t a d r i f t b y h i s r o g u i s h c r e w " ( B l a c k g u a r d l y ) T h e B l a c k G u a r d ( i n A r a b i c , f r o m a r o o t m e a n i n g " s l a v e " ) w e r e t h e c o r p s o f b l a c k -
A f r i c a n s l a v e - s o l d i e r s a s s e m b l e d b y t h e A l a o u i t e s u l t a n o f M o r o c c o , M o u l a y I s m a i l ( r e i g n e d 1 6 7 2 1 7 2 7 ) . . . . A s c o u n d r e l ; a n u n p r i n c i p l e d c o n t e m p t i b l e p e r s o n ; a n u n t r u s t w o r t h y p e r s o n a m a n w h o b e h a v e s i n a d i s h o n o r a b l e o r c o n t e m p t i b l e w a y . A s h a b b y , m e a n f e l l o w cad Noun /kad/ Synonyms: noun: scoundrel, boor, scamp cads plural A man who behaves dishonorably, esp. toward a woman her adulterous cad of a husband
someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" A rake, short for rakehell, is a historic term applied to a man who is habituated to immoral conduct, frequently a heartless womaniser. Often a rake was a man who wasted his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women and song, incurring lavish debts in the process. ... A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards; A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, a seducer scamp Noun /skamp/ Synonyms: verb: bungle, skimp, botch noun: rascal, scoundrel, rogue, villain, knave, rapscallion, scapegrace, scalawag, blackguard scamps plural A person, esp. a child, who is mischievous in a likable or amusing way A wicked or worthless person; a rogue scamped past tense; scamps 3rd person singular present; scamping present participle; scamped past participle Do (something) in a perfunctory or inadequate way
imp: one who is playfully mischievous perform hastily and carelessly A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well; A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster; To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion (Scamps) are small goblin-like creatures, skittish in nature. Like "bum" and "loaf," this obsolete verb meaning "to roam about idly" has come to be a pejorative descriptor for any footloose and fancy-free person. Lin Yutang, resisting the militarization of his homeland, insisted that the scamp—not the soldier—is the highest form of humanity. ... Very rough sketch of an advertisement or design. Used for discussion and additional development. A highwayman. Royal scamp: a highwayman who robs civilly. Royal foot scamp; a footpad who behaves in like manner. m i s o g y n i s t S y n o n y m s : n o u n : w o m a n h a t e r , w o m a n - h a t e r m i s o g y n i s t s p l u r a l A m a n w h o h a t e s w o m e n
a m i s a n t h r o p e w h o d i s l i k e s w o m e n i n p a r t i c u l a r ( m i s o g y n y ) h a t r e d o f w o m e n O n e w h o p r o f e s s e s m i s o g y n y ; a h a t e r o f w o m e n ; O n e w h o d i s p l a y s p r e j u d i c e a g a i n s t o r l o o k s d o w n u p o n w o m e n ( M i s o g y n y ) A t e r m u s e d t o d e s c r i b e w o m e n h a t i n g . I t i s s o m e t i m e s u s e d t o d e s c r i b e s e x i s m a n d s e x i s t o p p r e s s i o n ( M i s o g y n y ) D e s c r i b e s t h e f e a r o r h a t r e d o f w o m e n l e a d i n g t o t h e d i s c r i m i n a t i o n , o p p r e s s i o n , a n d d e v a l u i n g o f w o m e n i n s y s t e m a t i c , i n s t i t u t i o n a l , a n d i n d i v i d u a l w a y s .
( m i s o g y n y ) a n u n f o u n d e d f e a r o r h a t e o f w o m e n M i s o g y n y i s h o s t i l i t y t o w a r d w o m e n . I t u s u a l l y t a k e s t h e f o r m o f d i s d a i n o f w o m e n a n d g i r l s , e x p r e s s i o n s o f h a t e a n d c o n t e m p t , r e l i g i o u s r e s t r i c t i o n s , t h e b l a m i n g o f w o m e n f o r s o c i a l p r o b l e m s , s y s t e m a t i c p e r s e c u t i o n , a n d e v e n p h y s i c a l p u n i s h m e n t . . . . a p e r s o n w h o h a t e s w o m e n O n e w h o i s h a t e r o f w o m a n k i n d . p h i l a nderer S y n o n y m s : n o u n : w o m a n i z e r
p h i l a n d e r e r s p l u r a l A m a n w h o r e a d i l y o r f r e q u e n t l y e n t e r s i n t o c a s u a l s e x u a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h w o m e n ; a w o m a n i z e r w o m a n i z e r : a m a n w h o l i k e s m a n y w o m e n a n d h a s s h o r t s e x u a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h t h e m I n h u m a n s e x u a l b e h a v i o r , p r o m i s c u i t y d e n o t e s s e x w i t h r e l a t i v e l y m a n y p a r t n e r s . I n p o l y g a m y i t i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m p r o m i s c u i t y . O n e t h a t p l a y s a t c o u r t s h i p ; a f i c k l e l o v e r ; a f l i r t ( u s u a l l y a p p l i e s o n l y t o m e n ) E v i d e n t l y , o n e w h o g i v e s m o n e y t o c h a r i t a b l e c a u s e s .
F o n d o f m e n , o r o f a h u s b a n d . p h i l a n t h r o p y S y n o n y m s : n o u n : c h a r i t y , b e n e v o l e n c e , b e n e f i c e n c e p h i l a n t h r o p i e s p l u r a l T h e d e s i r e t o p r o m o t e t h e w e l f a r e o f o t h e r s , e x p r e s s e d e s p . b y t h e g e n e r o u s d o n a t i o n o f m o n e y t o g o o d c a u s e s A p h i l a n t h r o p i c i n s t i t u t i o n ; a c h a r i t y v o l u n t a r y p r o m o t i o n o f h u m a n w e l f a r e ( p h i l a n t h r o p i c ) b e n e f i c e n t : g e n e r o u s i n a s s i s t a n c e t o t h e
p o o r ; " a b e n e v o l e n t c o n t r i b u t o r " ; " e l e e m o s y n a r y r e l i e f " ; " p h i l a n t h r o p i c c o n t r i b u t i o n s " ( p h i l a n t h r o p i s t ) s o m e o n e w h o m a k e s c h a r i t a b l e d o n a t i o n s i n t e n d e d t o i n c r e a s e h u m a n w e l l - b e i n g cast Verb /kast/ Synonyms: verb: throw, fling, pitch, toss, hurl, shed noun: throw, mould, mold, casting casting present participle; cast past tense; cast past participle; casts 3rd person singular present Throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction lemmings cast themselves off the cliff individuals who do not accept the norms are cast out from the group Throw (something) so as to cause it to spread over an area the fishermen cast a large net around a school of tuna he cast his net far and wide in search of evidence Direct (one's eyes or a look) at something
she cast down her eyes she cast him a desperate glance Throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water Register (a vote) residents turned out in record numbers to cast their votes Let loose (hounds) on a scent (of a dog) Search in different directions for a lost scent the dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit Let down (an anchor or sounding line) Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface the moon cast a pale light over the cottages running costs were already casting a shadow over the program Cause (uncertainty or disparagement) to be associated with something journalists cast doubt on the government's version of events I do not wish to cast aspersions on your honesty Cause (a magic spell) to take effect the witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beast the city casts a spell on the visitor Discard the issue was cast from the list of concerns Shed (skin or horns) in the process of growth the antlers are cast each year (of a horse) Lose (a shoe) Shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mold while molten Make (a molded object) in this way, a bell was cast for the church Arrange and present in a specified form or style
he issued statements cast in tones of reason Calculate and record details of (a horoscope) (in country dancing) Change one's position by moving a certain number of places in a certain direction along the outside of the line in which one is dancing casts plural An object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mold bronze casts of the sculpture A mold An act of throwing something forcefully he grabbed a spear for a third cast At dice, a throw or a number thrown A throw of a fishing line The form or appearance of something, esp. someone's features she had a somewhat masculine cast of countenance The character of something this question is for minds of a more philosophical cast than mine the colors he wore emphasized the olive cast of his skin A slight squint he had a cast in one eye A convoluted mass of earth or sand ejected onto the surface by a burrowing worm cast Noun casts plural The actors taking part in a play, movie, or other production
he draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast cast past participle; cast past tense; casts 3rd person singular present; casting present participle Assign a part in a play, movie, or other production to (an actor) he was cast as the Spanish dancer a campaign for good nutrition, in which red meat is cast as the enemy Allocate parts in (a play, movie, or other production) assembling a great baseball team is as tricky as casting a play the actors in a play project: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot" mold: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona" the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" A bow's cast is the distance it can shoot an arrow in archery.
An act of throwing; Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc; A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm; The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. ... (casting) The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc; A manufacturing process using a mold; The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops; The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature (Casting) Pouring a liquid material, or slurry, like concrete, into a mold or form whose physical form it will take on as it solidifies.. A casting is a jewelry setting created using a mold. (Casting) A premature release of the cocked wrists on the forward swing that causes the club head to arrive at the ball of sequence ahead of the hands and arms. Also known as “hitting from the top.” (CASTING) Model’s interview for a specific job or project. n e farious S y n o n y m s : a d j e c t i v e : w i c k e d , v i l l a i n o u s , v i l e , i n f a m o u s , m e a n , e v i l , h e i n o u s
( t y p i c a l l y o f a n a c t i o n o r a c t i v i t y ) W i c k e d o r c r i m i n a l t h e n e f a r i o u s a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e o r g a n i z e d - c r i m e s y n d i c a t e s e x t r e m e l y w i c k e d ; " n e f a r i o u s s c h e m e s " ; " a v i l l a i n o u s p l o t " ; " a v i l l a i n o u s b a n d o f t h i e v e s " ( n e f a r i o u s n e s s ) t h e q u a l i t y o f b e i n g w i c k e d i n f a m o u s f o r b e i n g w i c k e d ; w i c k e d o r c r i m i n a l ( a d j . ) h e i n o u s l y v i l l a i n o u s ( A l t h o u g h D r . M e a n m a n s n e f a r i o u s p l o t t o m e l t t h e p o l a r i c e c a p s w a s t e r r i f y i n g , i t w a s s o i m p r a c t i c a l t h a t n o b o d y r e a l l y w o r r i e d a b o u t i t . )
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P a y ( a d e b t o r a c c o u n t ) h i s b i l l w a s s e t t l e d b y c h a r g e c a r d I s e t t l e d u p w i t h y o u r b r o t h e r f o r m y b o a r d a n d l o d g i n g C o m p l e t e t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f a d e c e d e n t ' s e s t a t e G i v e m o n e y o r p r o p e r t y t o ( s o m e o n e ) t h r o u g h a d e e d o f s e t t l e m e n t o r a w i l l A c c e p t o r a g r e e t o ( s o m e t h i n g t h a t o n e c o n s i d e r s t o b e l e s s t h a n s a t i s f a c t o r y ) i t w a s t o o c o l d f o r c h a m p a g n e s o t h e y s e t t l e d f o r a c u p o f t e a S i l e n c e ( s o m e o n e c o n s i d e r e d a n u i s a n c e ) b y s o m e m e a n s h e t o l d m e t o h o l d m y t o n g u e o r h e
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( s e t t l e m e n t ) T h e s t a t e o f b e i n g s e t t l e d ; A c o l o n y t h a t i s n e w l y e s t a b l i s h e d ; a p l a c e o r r e g i o n n e w l y s e t t l e d ; T h e g r a d u a l s i n k i n g o f a b u i l d i n g . . . . ( s e t t l i n g ) D r e g s ; s e d i m e n t ( S e t t l e d ) D e n o t e s t h a t t h e t r a d e h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e d a n d t h a t t h e w i r e h a s b e e n p r o c e s s e d . S e t t l e d t r a d e s a r e e l i g i b l e t o r e c e i v e e l e c t r o n i c c o n f i r m a t i o n s . T o m e e t s e t t l e d r e q u i r e m e n t s , a p e r s o n m u s t h a v e b e e n l a w f u l l y r e s i d e n t i n A u s t r a l i a u s u a l l y f o r a p e r i o d o f 2 y e a r s .
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P r o v i d e ( m u s i c ) s o t h a t a w r i t t e n w o r k c a n b e p r o d u c e d i n a m u s i c a l f o r m s h e s e t h i s p o e m t o m u s i c ( o f a d a n c e r ) A c k n o w l e d g e a n o t h e r d a n c e r , t y p i c a l l y o n e ' s p a r t n e r , u s i n g t h e s t e p s p r e s c r i b e d t h e g e n t l e m a n s e t s t o a n d t u r n s w i t h t h e l a d y o n h i s l e f t h a n d C a u s e ( a h e n ) t o s i t o n e g g s P l a c e ( e g g s ) f o r a h e n t o s i t o n P u t ( a s e e d o r p l a n t ) i n t h e g r o u n d t o g r o w G i v e t h e t e e t h o f ( a s a w ) a l t e r n a t i n g o u t w a r d i n c l i n a t i o n s P u t ( a s a i l ) u p i n p o s i t i o n t o c a t c h t h e w i n d
a s a f e d i s t a n c e f r o m s h o r e a l l s a i l s w e r e s e t P u t o r b r i n g i n t o a s p e c i f i e d s t a t e p l u n g i n g o i l p r i c e s s e t i n m o t i o n a n e c o n o m i c c o l l a p s e i n H o u s t o n t h e h o s t a g e s w e r e s e t f r e e C a u s e ( s o m e o n e o r s o m e t h i n g ) t o s t a r t d o i n g s o m e t h i n g t h e i n c i d e n t s e t m e t h i n k i n g I n s t r u c t ( s o m e o n e ) t o d o s o m e t h i n g h e ' l l s e t a m a n t o w a t c h y o u G i v e s o m e o n e ( a t a s k ) t h e p r o b l e m w e h a v e b e e n s e t D e v i s e ( a t e s t ) a n d g i v e i t t o s o m e o n e t o d o E s t a b l i s h a s ( a n e x a m p l e ) f o r o t h e r s t o f o l l o w , c o p y , o r t r y t o a c h i e v e
t h e s c h e m e s e t s a p r e c e d e n t f o r o t h e r c o m p a n i e s E s t a b l i s h ( a r e c o r d ) h i s t i m e i n t h e 2 5 - m e t e r f r e e s t y l e s e t a n a t i o n a l r e c o r d D e c i d e o n t h e y s e t a d a t e f o r a f u l l h e a r i n g a t t h e e n d o f F e b r u a r y F i x ( a p r i c e , v a l u e , o r l i m i t ) o n s o m e t h i n g t h e u n i o n s h a d s e t a l i m i t o n t h e s i z e o f t h e t e m p o r a r y w o r k f o r c e A d j u s t t h e h a n d s o f ( a c l o c k o r w a t c h ) , t y p i c a l l y t o s h o w t h e r i g h t t i m e A d j u s t ( a n a l a r m c l o c k ) t o s o u n d a t t h e r e q u i r e d t i m e A d j u s t ( a d e v i c e o r i t s c o n t r o l s ) s o t h a t i t p e r f o r m s a p a r t i c u l a r o p e r a t i o n
y o u h a v e t o b e c a r e f u l n o t t o s e t t h e v o l u m e t o o h i g h C a u s e ( a b i n a r y d e v i c e ) t o e n t e r t h e s t a t e r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e n u m e r a l 1 H a r d e n i n t o a s o l i d o r s e m i s o l i d s t a t e c o o k f o r a f u r t h e r t h i r t y - f i v e m i n u t e s u n t i l t h e f i l l i n g h a s s e t A r r a n g e ( t h e h a i r ) w h i l e d a m p s o t h a t i t d r i e s i n t h e r e q u i r e d s t y l e s h e h a d s e t h e r h a i r o n s m a l l r o l l e r s P u t p a r t s o f ( a b r o k e n o r d i s l o c a t e d b o n e o r l i m b ) i n t o t h e c o r r e c t p o s i t i o n f o r h e a l i n g D e a l w i t h ( a f r a c t u r e o r d i s l o c a t i o n ) i n t h i s w a y
( o f a b o n e ) B e r e s t o r e d t o i t s n o r m a l c o n d i t i o n b y k n i t t i n g t o g e t h e r a g a i n a f t e r b e i n g b r o k e n d o g s ' b o n e s s o o n s e t ( w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o a p e r s o n ' s f a c e ) A s s u m e o r c a u s e t o a s s u m e a f i x e d o r r i g i d e x p r e s s i o n h e r f e a t u r e s n e v e r s e t i n t o a c i v i l p a r a d e o f a t t e n t i o n T r a v i s ' s f a c e w a s s e t a s h e l o o k e d u p ( o f t h e e y e s ) B e c o m e f i x e d i n p o s i t i o n o r i n t h e f e e l i n g t h e y a r e e x p r e s s i n g h i s b r i g h t e y e s s e t i n a n e x p r e s s i o n o f m o c k i n g a m u s e m e n t ( o f a h u n t i n g d o g ) A d o p t a r i g i d a t t i t u d e i n d i c a t i n g t h e p r e s e n c e o f g a m e
( o f t h e s u n , m o o n , o r a n o t h e r c e l e s t i a l b o d y ) A p p e a r t o m o v e t o w a r d a n d b e l o w t h e e a r t h ' s h o r i z o n a s t h e e a r t h r o t a t e s t h e s u n w a s s e t t i n g a n d a w a r m , r e d g l o w f i l l e d t h e s k y ( o f a t i d e o r c u r r e n t ) T a k e o r h a v e a s p e c i f i e d d i r e c t i o n o r c o u r s e a f a i r t i d e c a n b e c a r r i e d w e l l p a s t L a n d s E n d b e f o r e t h e s t r e a m s e t s t o t h e n o r t h S t a r t ( a f i r e ) ( o f b l o s s o m o r a t r e e ) D e v e l o p i n t o o r p r o d u c e ( f r u i t ) ( o f f r u i t ) D e v e l o p f r o m b l o s s o m ( o f a p l a n t ) P r o d u c e ( s e e d ) t h e h e r b h a s f l o w e r e d a n d s t a r t e d t o s e t s e e d S i t
a p e r f e c t l a d y j u s t s e t i n h e r s e a t a n d s t a r e d s e t N o u n s e t s p l u r a l A g r o u p o r c o l l e c t i o n o f t h i n g s t h a t b e l o n g t o g e t h e r , r e s e m b l e o n e a n o t h e r , o r a r e u s u a l l y f o u n d t o g e t h e r a s e t o f f a l s e t e e t h a n e w c e l l w i t h t w o s e t s o f c h r o m o s o m e s a s p a r e s e t o f c l o t h e s A c o l l e c t i o n o f i m p l e m e n t s , c o n t a i n e r s , o r o t h e r o b j e c t s c u s t o m a r i l y u s e d t o g e t h e r f o r a s p e c i f i c p u r p o s e a n e l e c t r i c f o n d u e s e t A g r o u p o f p e o p l e w i t h c o m m o n i n t e r e s t s o r
o c c u p a t i o n s o r o f s i m i l a r s o c i a l s t a t u s i t w a s a f a s h i o n a b l e h a u n t o f t h e l i t e r a r y s e t ( i n t e n n i s , d a r t s , a n d o t h e r g a m e s ) A g r o u p o f g a m e s c o u n t i n g a s a u n i t t o w a r d a m a t c h , o n l y t h e p l a y e r o r s i d e t h a t w i n s a d e f i n e d n u m b e r o r p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e g a m e s b e i n g a w a r d e d a p o i n t t o w a r d t h e f i n a l s c o r e h e t o o k t h e f i r s t s e t 6 - 3 ( i n j a z z o r p o p u l a r m u s i c ) A s e q u e n c e o f s o n g s o r p i e c e s p e r f o r m e d t o g e t h e r a n d c o n s t i t u t i n g o r f o r m i n g p a r t o f a l i v e s h o w o r r e c o r d i n g a s h o r t f o u r - s o n g s e t
A g r o u p o f p e o p l e m a k i n g u p t h e r e q u i r e d n u m b e r f o r a s q u a r e d a n c e o r s i m i l a r c o u n t r y d a n c e A f i x e d n u m b e r o f r e p e t i t i o n s o f a p a r t i c u l a r b o d y b u i l d i n g e x e r c i s e A c o l l e c t i o n o f d i s t i n c t e n t i t i e s r e g a r d e d a s a u n i t , b e i n g e i t h e r i n d i v i d u a l l y s p e c i f i e d o r ( m o r e u s u a l l y ) s a t i s f y i n g s p e c i f i e d c o n d i t i o n s t h e s e t o f a l l p o s i t i v e i n t e g e r s T h e w a y i n w h i c h s o m e t h i n g i s s e t , d i s p o s e d , o r p o s i t i o n e d t h e s h a p e a n d s e t o f t h e e y e s T h e p o s t u r e o r a t t i t u d e o f a p a r t o f t h e b o d y ,
t y p i c a l l y i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h i s g i v e s o f a p e r s o n ' s f e e l i n g s o r i n t e n t i o n s t h e d e t e r m i n e d s e t o f h e r u p p e r t o r s o T h e f l o w o f a c u r r e n t o r t i d e i n a p a r t i c u l a r d i r e c t i o n t h e r u d d e r k e p t t h e d i n g h y s t r a i g h t a g a i n s t t h e s e t o f t h e t i d e A n a r r a n g e m e n t o f t h e h a i r w h e n d a m p s o t h a t i t d r i e s i n t h e r e q u i r e d s t y l e a s h a m p o o a n d s e t A s e t t e r ' s p o i n t i n g i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f g a m e T h e a l t e r n a t i n g o u t w a r d i n c l i n a t i o n s o f t h e t e e t h o f a s a w A w a r p o r b e n d i n w o o d , m e t a l , o r a n o t h e r m a t e r i a l
c a u s e d b y c o n t i n u e d s t r a i n o r p r e s s u r e A r a d i o o r t e l e v i s i o n r e c e i v e r a T V s e t A c o l l e c t i o n o f s c e n e r y , s t a g e f u r n i t u r e , a n d o t h e r a r t i c l e s u s e d f o r a p a r t i c u l a r s c e n e i n a p l a y o r f i l m T h e p l a c e o r a r e a i n w h i c h f i l m i n g i s t a k i n g p l a c e o r a p l a y i s p e r f o r m e d t h e m a g a z i n e h a s i n t e r v i e w s o n s e t w i t h t o p d i r e c t o r s A c u t t i n g , y o u n g p l a n t , o r b u l b u s e d i n t h e p r o p a g a t i o n o f n e w p l a n t s A y o u n g f r u i t t h a t h a s j u s t f o r m e d T h e l a s t c o a t o f p l a s t e r o n a w a l l T h e a m o u n t o f s p a c i n g i n t y p e c o n t r o l l i n g t h e
d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n l e t t e r s T h e w i d t h o f a p i e c e o f t y p e s e t A d j e c t i v e F i x e d o r a r r a n g e d i n a d v a n c e t h e r e i s n o s e t p r o c e d u r e ( o f a v i e w o r h a b i t ) U n l i k e l y t o c h a n g e I ' v e b e e n o n m y o w n a l o n g t i m e a n d I ' m r a t h e r s e t i n m y w a y s ( o f a p e r s o n ' s e x p r e s s i o n ) H e l d f o r a n u n n a t u r a l l y l o n g t i m e w i t h o u t c h a n g i n g , t y p i c a l l y a s a r e f l e c t i o n o f d e t e r m i n a t i o n ( o f a m e a l o r m e n u i n a r e s t a u r a n t ) O f f e r e d a t a f i x e d p r i c e w i t h a l i m i t e d c h o i c e o f d i s h e s
H a v i n g a c o n v e n t i o n a l o r p r e d e t e r m i n e d w o r d i n g ; f o r m u l a i c w i t n e s s e s o f t e n d e l i v e r e d t h e i r t e s t i m o n y a c c o r d i n g t o a s e t s p e e c h R e a d y , p r e p a r e d , o r l i k e l y t o d o s o m e t h i n g A l l s e t f o r t o n i g h t ? h e a s k e d w a t e r c o s t s l o o k s e t t o i n c r e a s e F i r m l y o p p o s e d t o a n a p p r o a c h s e t a g a i n s t t r a d i t i o n a n d a u t h o r i t y D e t e r m i n e d t o d o ( s o m e t h i n g ) h e ' s s e t o n m a r r y i n g t h a t g i r l a g r o u p o f t h i n g s o f t h e s a m e k i n d t h a t b e l o n g t o g e t h e r a n d a r e s o u s e d ; " a s e t o f b o o k s " ; " a s e t o f
g o l f c l u b s " ; " a s e t o f t e e t h " p u t : p u t i n t o a c e r t a i n p l a c e o r a b s t r a c t l o c a t i o n ; " P u t y o u r t h i n g s h e r e " ; " S e t t h e t r a y d o w n " ; " S e t t h e d o g s o n t h e s c e n t o f t h e m i s s i n g c h i l d r e n " ; " P l a c e e m p h a s i s o n a c e r t a i n p o i n t " f i t ( p ) : ( u s u a l l y f o l l o w e d b y ` t o ' o r ` f o r ' ) o n t h e p o i n t o f o r s t r o n g l y d i s p o s e d ; " i n n o f i t s t a t e t o c o n t i n u e " ; " f i t t o d r o p " ; " l a u g h i n g f i t t o b u r s t " ; " s h e w a s f i t t o s c r e a m " ; " p r i m e d f o r a f i g h t " ; " w e a r e s e t t o g o a t a n y t i m e " ( m a t h e m a t i c s ) a n a b s t r a c t c o l l e c t i o n o f n u m b e r s o r s y m b o l s ; " t h e s e t
o f p r i m e n u m b e r s i s i n f i n i t e " d e t e r m i n e : f i x c o n c l u s i v e l y o r a u t h o r i t a t i v e l y ; " s e t t h e r u l e s " f i x e d : f i x e d a n d u n m o v i n g ; " w i t h e y e s s e t i n a f i x e d g l a s s y s t a r e " ; " h i s b e a r d e d f a c e a l r e a d y h a s a s e t h o l l o w l o o k " - C o n n o r C r u i s e O ' B r i e n ; " a f a c e r i g i d w i t h p a i n " E n v i r o n m e n t v a r i a b l e s a r e a s e t o f d y n a m i c n a m e d v a l u e s t h a t c a n a f f e c t t h e w a y r u n n i n g p r o c e s s e s w i l l b e h a v e o n a c o m p u t e r . T h e y c a n b e s a i d i n s o m e s e n s e t o c r e a t e t h e
A m a t c h i n g c o l l e c t i o n o f s i m i l a r t h i n g s ; A c o l l e c t i o n o f v a r i o u s o b j e c t s f o r a p a r t i c u l a r p u r p o s e ; A n o b j e c t m a d e u p s e v e r a l p a r t s ; A c o l l e c t i o n o f z e r o o r m o r e o b j e c t s , p o s s i b l y i n f i n i t e i n s i z e , a n d d i s r e g a r d i n g a n y o r d e r o r r e p e t i t i o n o f t h e o b j e c t s w h i c h m a y b e c o n t a i n e d w i t h i n i t ; ( . . . ( 2 . S e t s ) S i m i l a r t o t e n n i s , t h e s e r e f e r t o t h e c y c l e s o f r e p e t i t i o n s f o r e a c h e x e r c i s e m o v e m e n t . F o r e x a m p l e , y o u p e r f o r m e d 1 5 r e p e t i t i o n o f s q u a t s . T h a t s o n e
s e t . T h e n y o u t a k e a 3 0 s e c o n d r e s t a n d y o u r e p e a t a n o t h e r s e t o f 1 5 r e p e t i t i o n o f s q u a t s . ( S e t s ) A n y c o l l e c t i o n , g r o u p i n g , o r p a c k a g i n g o f c i g a r e t t e p a p e r s m a d e u p b y a n y p e r s o n f o r d e l i v e r y t o t h e c o n s u m e r a s a u n i t . ( S e t s ) B a s i c a l l y , i t s r e f e r r i n g t o t h e g i r l o r g i r l s y o u a r e a b o u t t o t a l k t o . F o r e x a m p l e : 1 g i r l m e a n s 1 s e t . T w o g i r l s m e a n s t w o s e t . L a s t n i g h t , I o p e n e d a t w o s e t m e a n s y o u t a l k e d t o a g r o u p
o f t w o g i r l s w h o w e r e h a n g i n g o u t ( S e t s ) G r o u p i n g o f r e p e t i t i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e 5 r e p s , 3 s e t s . T h a t m e a n s y o u w i l l d o t h e e x e r c i s e 1 5 t i m e s t o t a l . ( S e t s ) P o s t c a r d s p u b l i s h e d i n a g r o u p o f 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , o r 1 2 . T h e s e w e r e s o l d i n p a c k e t s o r i n d i v i d u a l l y . E x a m p l e s a r e : d a y s o f t h e w e e k o r m o n t h s o f t h e y e a r . ( S e t s ) T h e n u m b e r o f t i m e s a n e x e r c i s e i s p e r f o r m e d i n a w o r k o u t . laugh off deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems" kick up
cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust" send-off noun send-off plural noun send-offs noun sendoff plural noun sendoffs a celebratory demonstration of goodwill at a person's departure. farewell goodbye adieu leave-taking valediction vale reach out reach: move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people" uphold verb uphold 3rd person present upholds past tense upheld past participle upheld gerund or present participle upholding confirm or support (something that has been questioned). maintain (a custom or practice). maintain sustain continue preserve protect champion defend keep hold to keep alive keep going back (up) stand by continue: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" upcoming adjective upcoming adjective up-coming forthcoming; about to happen. forthcoming coming impending future imminent approaching looming ahead in the pipeline in the offing on the horizon coming down the pike
approaching: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" i n c o m i n g a d j e c t i v e i n c o m i n g i n t h e p r o c e s s o f c o m i n g i n ; a r r i v i n g . ( o f a m e s s a g e o r c o m m u n i c a t i o n ) b e i n g r e c e i v e d r a t h e r t h a n s e n t . a r r i v i n g e n t e r i n g a p p r o a c h i n g c o m i n g ( i n ) i n b o u n d ( o f a n o f f i c i a l o r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ) h a v i n g j u s t b e e n e l e c t e d o r a p p o i n t e d t o s u c c e e d a n o t h e r . n e w l y e l e c t e d n e w l y a p p o i n t e d s u c c e e d i n g n e w n e x t f u t u r e e l e c t t o - b e d e s i g n a t e n o u n i n c o m i n g p l u r a l n o u n i n c o m i n g s r e v e n u e ; i n c o m e .
a r r i v i n g a t a p l a c e o r p o s i t i o n ; " i n c o m i n g c l a s s " ; " i n c o m i n g m a i l " snub verb snub 3rd person present snubs past tense snubbed past participle snubbed gerund or present participle snubbing rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully. rebuff spurn repulse cold-shoulder brush off give the cold shoulder to keep at arm's length ignore insult slight affront humiliate freeze out stiff give someone the brush-off check the movement of (a horse or boat), esp. by a rope wound around a post. noun snub plural noun snubs an act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something. rebuff repulse slap in the face humiliation insult slight affront brush-off kiss-off put-down adjective snub (of a person's or animal's nose) short and turned up at the end. ignore: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" g a m i n n o u n g a m i n p l u r a l n o u n g a m i n s a s t r e e t u r c h i n .
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  • 1. off adverb off animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" drive someone or something off to repel or chase away someone or something. The campers drove the cows off before the animals trampled the tents. They drove off the cows. See also: drive drive off to leave somewhere, driving a vehicle. She got in her car and drove off. Please don't drive off and leave me! See also: drive deceit
  • 2. chicanery
 deception
 star
 
 dishonesty
 star
 
 dupl icity
 star
 
 fraud
 star
 
 hypocrisy
 star
 
 treachery
 star 
 
 trickery
 star
 ambidexterity
 star
 
 ambidextrousness
 star
 
 artif ice
 star
 
 cheating
 star
 
 chicane
 star
 
 craft
 star
 
 cr aftiness
 star
 cunning
 star
 deceitfulness
 star
 
 dissimulation
 star
 
 double- dealing
 star
 
 fraudulence
 star
 
 guile
 star
 
 impositio n
 star
 
 pretense
 star
 slyness
 star
 trapping
 star
 
 cozening
 star
 
 defrauding
 star
 
 dirty dealing
 star
 
 dirty pool
 star
 
 dissemblance
 star
 
 entrapping
 star
 overreaching
 star
 smoke and mirrors
 star
 
 two- facedness
 star
 
 two-timing
 star
 
 underhandedness Antonyms for deceit fairness
 
 forthrightness
 
 frankness
 honesty
 
 openness
 
 sincerity
 trustworthiness
 
 truth
 
 truthfulness
 artlessness
 
 reality
 
 uprightness
 Other adjectives related to deceit ad captandum barefaced calophantic contraband adulterated bastard catchpenny
  • 4. mask masking masquerade mimicry paint plain brown wrapper protective coloring red herring screen shade shroud smokescreen veil cant noun. hypocritical statement affected piety deceit dishonesty humbug hypocrisy hypocriticalness insincerity lip service pecksniffery pharisaicalness pious platitudes pomposity pretense pretentiousness sanctimoniousness sanctimony sham holiness show cheat noun. trick artifice baloney bamboozlement bill of goods
  • 5. bunco chicanery con con game cover up cozening deceit deception dirty pool dirty trick dodge double-dealing fake fast one fast shuffle fix flimflam frame fraud gyp hanky-panky hoax hoaxing humbug hustle imposture jazz jive plant put-on racket rip-off run around scam sell shady deal sham shell game snow job spoof
  • 7. stop curb halt bar . g a m e n o u n g a m e p l u r a l n o u n g a m e s a f o r m o f p l a y o r s p o r t , e s p . a c o m p e t i t i v e o n e p l a y e d a c c o r d i n g t o r u l e s a n d d e c i d e d b y s k i l l , s t r e n g t h , o r l u c k .
  • 8. a c o m p l e t e e p i s o d e o r p e r i o d o f p l a y , t y p i c a l l y e n d i n g i n a d e f i n i t e r e s u l t . a s e c r e t a n d c l e v e r p l a n o r t r i c k . s c h e m e p l o t p l o y s t r a t a g e m s t r a t e g y g a m b i t t a c t i c s t r i c k d e v i c e m a n e u v e r w i l e d o d g e r u s e m a c h i n a t i o n c o n t r i v a n c e s u b t e r f u g e p r a n k p r a c t i c a l j o k e s c a m s h i f t w i l d m a m m a l s o r b i r d s h u n t e d f o r s p o r t o r f o o d . t h e f l e s h o f m a m m a l s o r b i r d s , u s e d a s f o o d . w i l d a n i m a l s w i l d f o w l b i g g a m e a d j e c t i v e g a m e c o m p a r a t i v e a d j e c t i v e g a m e r s u p e r l a t i v e a d j e c t i v e g a m e s t
  • 9. e a g e r a n d w i l l i n g t o d o s o m e t h i n g n e w o r c h a l l e n g i n g . b r a v e c o u r a g e o u s p l u c k y b o l d d a r i n g i n t r e p i d v a l i a n t s t o u t h e a r t e d m e t t l e s o m e f e a r l e s s d a u n t l e s s u n d a u n t e d u n f l i n c h i n g g u t s y g u t t y s p u n k y s k o o k u m w i l l i n g p r e p a r e d r e a d y d i s p o s e d o f a m i n d e a g e r k e e n e n t h u s i a s t i c u p f o r i t v e r b g a m e 3 r d p e r s o n p r e s e n t g a m e s p a s t t e n s e g a m e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e g a m e d g e r u n d o r p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e g a m i n g g a m b l e b e t p l a c e / l a y b e t s m a n i p u l a t e ( a s i t u a t i o n ) , t y p i c a l l y i n a w a y t h a t i s u n f a i r o r u n s c r u p u l o u s .
  • 10. p r i d e n o u n p r i d e p l u r a l n o u n p r i d e s a f e e l i n g o r d e e p p l e a s u r e o r s a t i s f a c t i o n d e r i v e d f r o m o n e ' s o w n a c h i e v e m e n t s , t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s o f t h o s e w i t h w h o m o n e i s c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d , o r f r o m q u a l i t i e s o r p o s s e s s i o n s t h a t a r e w i d e l y a d m i r e d . t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f o n e ' s o w n d i g n i t y . s e l f - e s t e e m d i g n i t y h o n o r s e l f - r e s p e c t s e l f - w o r t h s e l f - r e g a r d p r i d e i n o n e s e l f t h e q u a l i t y o f h a v i n g a n e x c e s s i v e l y h i g h o p i n i o n o f o n e s e l f o r o n e ' s i m p o r t a n c e .
  • 11. a r r o g a n c e v a n i t y s e l f - i m p o r t a n c e h u b r i s c o n c e i t c o n c e i t e d n e s s s e l f - l o v e s e l f - a d u l a t i o n s e l f - a d m i r a t i o n n a r c i s s i s m e g o t i s m s u p e r c i l i o u s n e s s h a u g h t i n e s s s n o b b e r y s n o b b i s h n e s s b i g - h e a d e d n e s s v a i n g l o r y a p e r s o n o r t h i n g t h a t i s t h e o b j e c t o r s o u r c e o f a f e e l i n g o r d e e p p l e a s u r e o r s a t i s f a c t i o n . s o u r c e o f s a t i s f a c t i o n p r i d e a n d j o y t r e a s u r e d p o s s e s s i o n j o y d e l i g h t t h e b e s t s t a t e o r c o n d i t i o n o f s o m e t h i n g ; t h e p r i m e . b e s t f i n e s t t o p c r e a m p i c k c h o i c e
  • 12. p r i z e g l o r y j e w e l i n t h e c r o w n a g r o u p o f l i o n s f o r m i n g a s o c i a l u n i t . v e r b p r i d e 3 r d p e r s o n p r e s e n t p r i d e s p a s t t e n s e p r i d e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e p r i d e d g e r u n d o r p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e p r i d i n g b e e s p e c i a l l y p r o u d o f a p a r t i c u l a r q u a l i t y o r s k i l l . b e p r o u d o f b e p r o u d o f o n e s e l f f o r t a k e p r i d e i n t a k e s a t i s f a c t i o n i n c o n g r a t u l a t e o n e s e l f o n p a t o n e s e l f o n t h e b a c k f o r a f e e l i n g o f s e l f - r e s p e c t a n d p e r s o n a l w o r t h smug adjective smug comparative adjective smugger superlative adjective smuggest
  • 13. having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements. self-satisfied self-congratulatory complacent superior pleased with oneself conceited marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" c o n c e i t e d a d j e c t i v e c o n c e i t e d e x c e s s i v e l y p r o u d o f o n e s e l f ; v a i n . v a i n n a r c i s s i s t i c s e l f - c e n t e r e d e g o t i s t i c e g o t i s t i c a l e g o c e n t r i c p r o u d a r r o g a n t b o a s t f u l f u l l o f o n e s e l f s e l f - i m p o r t a n t i m m o d e s t s w a g g e r i n g s e l f - s a t i s f i e d s m u g s u p e r c i l i o u s h a u g h t y s n o b b i s h b i g - h e a d e d t o o b i g f o r o n e ' s b r i t c h e s s t u c k - u p h i g h a n d m i g h t y u p p i t y s n o t t y v a i n g l o r i o u s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f f a l s e p r i d e ; h a v i n g a n e x a g g e r a t e d
  • 14. s e n s e o f s e l f - i m p o r t a n c e ; " a c o n c e i t e d f o o l " ; " a n a t t i t u d e o f s e l f - c o n c e i t e d a r r o g a n c e " ; " a n e g o t i s t i c a l d i s r e g a r d o f o t h e r s " ; " s o s w o l l e n b y v i c t o r y t h a t h e w a s u n f i t f o r n o r m a l d u t y " ; " g r o w i n g e v e r m o r e s w o l l e n - h e a d e d a n d a r b i t r a r y " ; " v a i n . . . daunt verb daunt 3rd person present daunts past tense daunted past participle daunted gerund or present participle daunting make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive. discourage deter demoralize put off dishearten dispirit intimidate abash take aback throw cow overawe awe frighten scare unman dismay disconcert discompose perturb unsettle unnerve throw off balance rattle faze shake up cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" f l u m m o x v e r b
  • 15. p a s t t e n s e f l u m m o x e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e f l u m m o x e d p e r p l e x ( s o m e o n e ) g r e a t l y ; b e w i l d e r . b a f f l e p e r p l e x p u z z l e b e w i l d e r m y s t i f y b e m u s e c o n f u s e c o n f o u n d f a z e s t u m p b e a t f o x d i s c o m b o b u l a t e a d j e c t i v e f l u m m o x e d b e w i l d e r e d o r p e r p l e x e d . C o n f u s e d , p e r p l e x e d o r f l u s t e r e d d i s c o m b o b u l a t e v e r b d i s c o m b o b u l a t e 3 r d p e r s o n p r e s e n t d i s c o m b o b u l a t e s p a s t t e n s e
  • 16. d i s c o m b o b u l a t e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e d i s c o m b o b u l a t e d g e r u n d o r p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e d i s c o m b o b u l a t i n g d i s c o n c e r t o r c o n f u s e ( s o m e o n e ) . b e w i l d e r : c a u s e t o b e c o n f u s e d e m o t i o n a l l y m o j o n o u n m o j o p l u r a l n o u n m o j o s a m a g i c c h a r m , t a l i s m a n , o r s p e l l . m a g i c p o w e r . v o o d o o h o o d o o w i z a r d r y s o r c e r y l u c k y a m u l e t t a l i s m a n c h u r i n g a h u s b a n d r y n o u n h u s b a n d r y t h e c a r e , c u l t i v a t i o n , a n d b r e e d i n g o f c r o p s a n d a n i m a l s .
  • 17. f a r m m a n a g e m e n t l a n d m a n a g e m e n t f a r m i n g a g r i c u l t u r e a g r o n o m y c u l t i v a t i o n a n i m a l h u s b a n d r y r a n c h i n g m a n a g e m e n t a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n o f r e s o u r c e s . c o n s e r v a t i o n m a n a g e m e n t e c o n o m y t h r i f t t h r i f t i n e s s f r u g a l i t y f a r m i n g : t h e p r a c t i c e o f c u l t i v a t i n g t h e l a n d o r r a i s i n g s t o c k h o m e s t e a d n o u n h o m e s t e a d p l u r a l n o u n h o m e s t e a d s a h o u s e , e s p . a f a r m h o u s e , a n d o u t b u i l d i n g s . a p e r s o n ' s o r f a m i l y ' s r e s i d e n c e , w h i c h c o m p r i s e s t h e l a n d , h o u s e , a n d o u t b u i l d i n g s , a n d
  • 18. i n m o s t s t a t e s i s e x e m p t f r o m f o r c e d s a l e f o r c o l l e c t i o n o f d e b t . ( a s p r o v i d e d b y t h e f e d e r a l H o m e s t e a d A c t o f 1 8 6 2 ) a n a r e a o f p u b l i c l a n d i n t h e W e s t ( u s u a l l y 1 6 0 a c r e s ) g r a n t e d t o a n y U S c i t i z e n w i l l i n g t o s e t t l e o n a n d f a r m t h e l a n d f o r a t l e a s t f i v e y e a r s . ( i n s o u t h e r n A f r i c a ) a h u t o r c l u s t e r o f h u t s o c c u p i e d b y o n e f a m i l y o r c l a n , s t a n d i n g a l o n e o r a s p a r t o f a t r a d i t i o n a l A f r i c a n v i l l a g e . t h e h o m e a n d a d j a c e n t g r o u n d s o c c u p i e d b y a f a m i l y h o m e l a n d
  • 19. n o u n h o m e l a n d p l u r a l n o u n h o m e l a n d s a p e r s o n ' s o r a p e o p l e ' s n a t i v e l a n d . a n a u t o n o m o u s o r s e m i a u t o n o m o u s s t a t e o c c u p i e d b y a p a r t i c u l a r p e o p l e . n a t i v e l a n d c o u n t r y o f o r i g i n h o m e b i r t h p l a c e h o m e t o w n r o o t s f a t h e r l a n d m o t h e r l a n d m o t h e r c o u n t r y l a n d o f o n e ' s f a t h e r s t h e o l d c o u n t r y a n y o f t e n p a r t i a l l y s e l f - g o v e r n i n g a r e a s i n S o u t h A f r i c a d e s i g n a t e d f o r p a r t i c u l a r i n d i g e n o u s A f r i c a n p e o p l e s u n d e r t h e f o r m e r p o l i c y o f a p a r t h e i d . f a t h e r l a n d : t h e c o u n t r y w h e r e y o u w e r e b o r n
  • 20. n o u n h o m e l a n d p l u r a l n o u n h o m e l a n d s a p e r s o n ' s o r a p e o p l e ' s n a t i v e l a n d . h o u s e h o l d n o u n h o u s e h o l d p l u r a l n o u n h o u s e h o l d s a h o u s e a n d i t s o c c u p a n t s r e g a r d e d a s a u n i t . f a m i l y h o u s e o c c u p a n t s r e s i d e n t s m È n a g e c l a n t r i b e b r o o d f a m i l y : a s o c i a l u n i t l i v i n g t o g e t h e r ; " h e m o v e d h i s f a m i l y t o V i r g i n i a " ; " I t w a s a g o o d C h r i s t i a n h o u s e h o l d " ; " I w a i t e d u n t i l t h e w h o l e h o u s e w a s a s l e e p " ; " t h e t e a c h e r a s k e d h o w m a n y p e o p l e m a d e u p h i s h o m e "
  • 21. h o m e n o u n h o m e p l u r a l n o u n h o m e s t h e p l a c e w h e r e o n e l i v e s p e r m a n e n t l y , e s p . a s a m e m b e r o f a f a m i l y o r h o u s e h o l d . t h e f a m i l y o r s o c i a l u n i t o c c u p y i n g a h o m e . r e s i d e n c e p l a c e o f r e s i d e n c e h o u s e a p a r t m e n t f l a t b u n g a l o w c o t t a g e a c c o m m o d a t i o n s p r o p e r t y q u a r t e r s r o o m s l o d g i n g s a r o o f o v e r o n e ' s h e a d a d d r e s s p l a c e p a d d i g s h e a r t h n e s t d o m i c i l e a b o d e d w e l l i n g d w e l l i n g p l a c e h a b i t a t i o n a h o u s e o r a n a p a r t m e n t c o n s i d e r e d a s a c o m m e r c i a l p r o p e r t y .
  • 22. a p l a c e w h e r e s o m e t h i n g f l o u r i s h e s , i s m o s t t y p i c a l l y f o u n d , o r f r o m w h i c h i t o r i g i n a t e s . o r i g i n s o u r c e c r a d l e f o u n t f o u n t a i n h e a d a p l a c e w h e r e a n o b j e c t i s k e p t . a n i n s t i t u t i o n f o r p e o p l e n e e d i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l c a r e o r s u p e r v i s i o n . i n s t i t u t i o n n u r s i n g h o m e r e t i r e m e n t h o m e r e s t h o m e c h i l d r e n ' s h o m e h o s p i c e s h e l t e r r e f u g e r e t r e a t a s y l u m h o s t e l h a l f w a y h o u s e t h e g o a l o r e n d p o i n t . t h e p l a c e w h e r e a p l a y e r i s f r e e f r o m a t t a c k . ( i n l a c r o s s e ) e a c h o f t h e t h r e e p l a y e r s s t a t i o n e d
  • 23. n e a r e s t t h e i r o p p o n e n t s ' s g o a l . s h o r t f o r h o m e p l a t e . a g a m e p l a y e d o r w o n b y a t e a m o n t h e i r o w n g r o u n d . a d j e c t i v e h o m e o f o r r e l a t i n g t o t h e p l a c e w h e r e o n e l i v e s . m a d e , d o n e , o r i n t e n d e d f o r u s e i n t h e p l a c e w h e r e o n e l i v e s . h o m e m a d e h o m e g r o w n f a m i l y r e l a t i n g t o o n e ' s o w n c o u n t r y a n d i t s d o m e s t i c a f f a i r s . d o m e s t i c i n t e r n a l l o c a l n a t i o n a l i n t e r i o r ( o f a s p o r t s t e a m o r p l a y e r ) b e l o n g i n g t o t h e c o u n t r y o r l o c a l i t y i n w h i c h a s p o r t i n g e v e n t t a k e s p l a c e .
  • 24. p l a y e d o n o r c o n n e c t e d w i t h a t e a m ' s o w n g r o u n d . d e n o t i n g t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e c e n t e r o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n . a d v e r b h o m e t o o r a t t h e p l a c e w h e r e o n e l i v e s . t o t h e e n d o r c o n c l u s i o n o f a r a c e o r s o m e t h i n g d i f f i c u l t . t o o r t o w a r d h o m e p l a t e . t o t h e i n t e n d e d o r c o r r e c t p o s i t i o n . v e r b h o m e 3 r d p e r s o n p r e s e n t h o m e s p a s t t e n s e h o m e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e h o m e d g e r u n d o r p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e h o m i n g ( o f a n a n i m a l ) r e t u r n b y i n s t i n c t t o i t s t e r r i t o r y a f t e r l e a v i n g i t . ( o f a p i g e o n b r e d f o r l o n g - d i s t a n c e
  • 25. r a c i n g ) f l y b a c k t o o r a r r i v e a t i t s l o f t a f t e r b e i n g r e l e a s e d a t a d i s t a n t p o i n t . m o v e o r b e a i m e d t o w a r d ( a t a r g e t o r d e s t i n a t i o n ) w i t h g r e a t a c c u r a c y . f o c u s a t t e n t i o n o n . f o c u s o n c o n c e n t r a t e o n z e r o i n o n c e n t e r o n f i x o n h i g h l i g h t s p o t l i g h t t a r g e t u n d e r l i n e p i n p o i n t t r a c k z o o m i n o n mug noun mug plural noun mugs a large cup, typically cylindrical and with a handle and used without a saucer. the contents of a mug. cup glass stein flagon tankard beaker stoup a person's face. a hoodlum or thug. a stupid or gullible person. verb mug 3rd person present mugs past tense mugged past participle mugged gerund or present participle mugging attack and rob (someone) in a public place. fight or hit (someone).
  • 26. assault attack set upon beat up rob jump rough up lay into do over make faces, esp. silly or exaggerated ones, before an audience or a camera. verb mug 3rd person present mugs past tense mugged past participle mugged gerund or present participle mugging learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night" due adjective due expected at or planned for at a certain time. (of a payment) required at a certain time. owing owed payable outstanding overdue unpaid unsettled undischarged delinquent (of a person) having reached a point where the thing mentioned is required or owed. expected anticipated scheduled for awaited required (of a thing) required or owed as a legal or moral obligation. deserved by merited by warranted by appropriate to fit for fitting for right for proper to of the proper quality or extent; adequate. proper correct rightful suitable appropriate apt adequate sufficient enough satisfactory requisite noun due plural noun dues noun one's due plural noun one's dues a person's right; what is owed to someone. rightful treatment fair treatment just punishment right entitlement just deserts comeuppance
  • 27. an obligatory payment; a fee. fee subscription charge payment contribution adverb due (with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly. directly straight exactly precisely dead The portion of an invoice due. The total of your scheduled payment lines must equal 100%. You cannot combine percentages due and amounts due for one set of payment terms. muffle verb muffle 3rd person present muffles past tense muffled past participle muffled gerund or present participle muffling wrap or cover for warmth. cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness. wrap (up) swathe enfold envelop cloak make (a sound) quieter or less distinct. deaden dull dampen mute soften quiet tone down mask stifle smother indistinct faint muted dull soft stifled suppressed smothered restrain or conceal (someone) with wrappings. noun muffle plural noun muffles a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products. a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature muzzle noun muzzle plural noun muzzles
  • 28. the projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or horse. a guard, typically made of straps or wire, fitted over this part of an animal's face to stop it from biting or feeding. snout nose mouth maw the part of a person's face including the nose, mouth, and chin. the open end of the barrel of a firearm. barrel end verb muzzle 3rd person present muzzles past tense muzzled past participle muzzled gerund or present participle muzzling prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely. gag silence censor stifle restrain check curb fetter gun muzzle: the open circular discharging end of a gun n u z z l e n u z z l e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e ; n u z z l e s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t ; n u z z l i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e ; n u z z l e d p a s t t e n s e R u b o r p u s h a g a i n s t g e n t l y w i t h t h e n o s e a n d m o u t h h e n u z z l e d h e r h a i r t h e f o a l n u z z l e d a t i t s m o t h e r
  • 29. L e a n o r s n u g g l e a g a i n s t , t h e d o g n u z z l e d u p a g a i n s t m e c u d d l e : m o v e o r a r r a n g e o n e s e l f i n a c o m f o r t a b l e a n d c o z y p o s i t i o n ; " W e c u d d l e d a g a i n s t e a c h o t h e r t o k e e p w a r m " ; " T h e c h i l d r e n s n u g g l e d i n t o t h e i r s l e e p i n g b a g s " r u b n o s e s , d i g o u t w i t h t h e s n o u t ; " t h e p i g n u z z l e d t h e t r u f f l e " T o t o u c h s o m e o n e o r s o m e t h i n g w i t h t h e n o s e s n u ggle v e r b : n e s t l e , c u d d l e , n u z z l e s n u g g l e s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t ; s n u g g l e d p a s t t e n s e ; s n u g g l e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e ;
  • 30. s n u g g l i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e S e t t l e o r m o v e i n t o a w a r m , c o m f o r t a b l e p o s i t i o n I s n u g g l e d d o w n i n m y s l e e p i n g b a g s h e s n u g g l e d h e r h e a d i n t o h i s s h o u l d e r c u d d l e : m o v e o r a r r a n g e o n e s e l f i n a c o m f o r t a b l e a n d c o z y p o s i t i o n ; " W e c u d d l e d a g a i n s t e a c h o t h e r t o k e e p w a r m " ; c u d d l e : a c l o s e a n d a f f e c t i o n a t e ( a n d o f t e n p r o l o n g e d ) e m b r a c e n e s t l e : p o s i t i o n c o m f o r t a b l y ; " T h e b a b y n e s t l e d h e r h e a d i n h e r m o t h e r ' s e l b o w " snug a d j e c t i v e : c o s y , c o z y , c o m f o r t a b l e a d v e r b : c o s i l y
  • 31. s n u g g e s t s u p e r l a t i v e ; s n u g g e r c o m p a r a t i v e C o m f o r t a b l e , w a r m , a n d c o z y ; w e l l p r o t e c t e d f r o m t h e w e a t h e r o r c o l d s h e w a s s a f e a n d s n u g i n R u t h ' s a r m s a s n u g c o t t a g e ( o f a n i n c o m e o r e m p l o y m e n t ) A l l o w i n g o n e t o l i v e i n c o m f o r t a n d c o m p a r a t i v e e a s e ( e s p . o f c l o t h i n g ) V e r y t i g h t o r c l o s e - f i t t i n g a w e l l - s h a p e d h o o d f o r a s n u g f i t s n u g s p l u r a l s n u g g i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e ; s n u g s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t ; s n u g g e d p a s t t e n s e ; s n u g g e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e P l a c e ( s o m e t h i n g ) s a f e l y o r c o z i l y s h e t u c k s h i m i n , s n u g g i n g t h e
  • 32. b l a n k e t u p t o h i s c h i n S e t t l e c o m f o r t a b l y a n d c o z i l y t h e p a s s e n g e r s s n u g g e d d o w n a m o n g t h e c a r g o c u b b y : a s m a l l s e c l u d e d r o o m o f f e r i n g s a f e t y ; w e l l p r o t e c t e d o r c o n c e a l e d ; " a s n u g h a r b o r " ; " a s n u g h i d e o u t " c l o s e : f i t t i n g c l o s e l y b u t c o m f o r t a b l y ; " a c l o s e f i t " w e l l a n d t i g h t l y c o n s t r u c t e d ; " a s n u g h o u s e " ; " a s n u g l i t t l e s a i l b o a t " c o z y : e n j o y i n g o r a f f o r d i n g c o m f o r t i n g w a r m t h a n d s h e l t e r e s p e c i a l l y i n a s m a l l s p a c e ; " a c o z y n o o k n e a r t h e f i r e " ; " s n u g i n
  • 33. b e d " ; " a s n u g l i t t l e a p a r t m e n t " ( s n u g l y ) f i t t i n g c l o s e l y ; " t h e v e s t f i t s n u g l y " ( s n u g l y ) s a f e l y p r o t e c t e d ; " c o n c e a l e d s n u g l y i n h i s h i d e o u t " ( s n u g l y ) w a r m l y a n d c o m f o r t a b l y s h e l t e r e d ; " s i t t i n g s n u g l y b y t h e f i r e s i d e w h i l e t h e s t o r m r a g e d " ( s n u g n e s s ) c o z i n e s s : a s t a t e o f w a r m s n u g c o m f o r t s m a l l , c o m f o r t a b l e b a c k r o o m i n a p u b ; T o m a k e s e c u r e o r s n u g ; T o s n u g g l e o r n e s t l e ; c o m f o r t a b l e ; c o s y ( c o z y ) ; s a t i s f a c t o r y ; c l o s e - f i t t i n g ( s n u g l y ) T i g h t l y , w i t h l i m i t e d s p a c e
  • 34. t o m o v e , i n a s n u g m a n n e r a s m a l l p r i v a t e r o o m o r b o o t h i n a p u b l i c h o u s e . n . 1 . A t i n y p r i v a t e a r e a w h e r e o n e m a y b e a l o n e . S c h o o l s o f t e n h a v e a s n u g f o r s m a l l c h i l d r e n t o r e t r e a t i n t o f o r q u i e t r e a d i n g p e r i o d s . C o m f o r t a b l y c a n v a s s e d t o s u i t t h e w e a t h e r . A n y t h i n g m a d e n e a t , o r s t o w e d c o m p a c t l y . P r o p e r l y s e c u r e d ; t i g h t . c o n c e i t n o u n : v a n i t y , a r r o g a n c e , s e l f - c o n c e i t , p r i d e , h a u g h t i n e s s c o n c e i t s p l u r a l
  • 35. E x c e s s i v e p r i d e i n o n e s e l f h e w a s p u f f e d u p w i t h c o n c e i t A f a n c i f u l e x p r e s s i o n i n w r i t i n g o r s p e e c h ; a n e l a b o r a t e m e t a p h o r t h e i d e a o f t h e w i n d ' s s i n g i n g i s a p r i m e r o m a n t i c c o n c e i t A n a r t i s t i c e f f e c t o r d e v i c e t h e d i r e c t o r ' s b r i l l i a n t c o n c e i t w a s t o f i l m t h i s t a l e i n b l a c k a n d w h i t e A f a n c i f u l n o t i o n h e i s a l a r m e d b y t h e w i d e s p r e a d c o n c e i t t h a t h e s p e n t m o s t o f t h e 1 9 8 0 s d r u n k a m o u r p r o p r e : f e e l i n g s o f e x c e s s i v e p r i d e
  • 36. a n e l a b o r a t e p o e t i c i m a g e o r a f a r - f e t c h e d c o m p a r i s o n o f v e r y d i s s i m i l a r t h i n g s a w i t t y o r i n g e n i o u s t u r n o f p h r a s e ; " h e c o u l d a l w a y s c o m e u p w i t h s o m e i n s p i r e d o f f - t h e - w a l l c o n c e i t " a n a r t i s t i c d e v i c e o r e f f e c t ; " t h e a r c h i t e c t ' s b r i l l i a n t c o n c e i t w a s t o b u i l d t h e h o u s e a r o u n d t h e t r e e " t h e t r a i t o f b e i n g u n d u l y v a i n a n d c o n c e i t e d ; f a l s e p r i d e ( c o n c e i t e d ) c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f f a l s e p r i d e ; h a v i n g a n e x a g g e r a t e d s e n s e o f s e l f - i m p o r t a n c e ; " a c o n c e i t e d f o o l " ;
  • 37. " a n a t t i t u d e o f s e l f - c o n c e i t e d a r r o g a n c e " ; " a n e g o t i s t i c a l d i s r e g a r d o f o t h e r s " ; " s o s w o l l e n b y v i c t o r y t h a t h e w a s u n f i t f o r n o r m a l d u t y " ; " g r o w i n g e v e r m o r e s w o l l e n - h e a d e d a n d . . . I n l i t e r a t u r e , a c o n c e i t i s a n e x t e n d e d m e t a p h o r w i t h a c o m p l e x l o g i c t h a t g o v e r n s a p o e t i c p a s s a g e o r e n t i r e p o e m . B y j u x t a p o s i n g , u s u r p i n g a n d m a n i p u l a t i n g i m a g e s a n d i d e a s i n s u r p r i s i n g w a y s , a c o n c e i t i n v i t e s t h e r e a d e r i n t o a m o r e s o p h i s t i c a t e d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f a n o b j e c t o f c o m p a r i s o n . . . .
  • 38. O v e r l y h i g h s e l f - e s t e e m ; v a i n p r i d e ; h u b r i s ; S o m e t h i n g c o n c e i v e d i n t h e m i n d ; a c o n c e p t i o n ; a n o t i o n ; a n i d e a ; a t h o u g h t ; A n o v e l o r f a n c i f u l i d e a ; a w h i m ; A d e v i c e o f a n a l o g y c o n s i s t i n g o f a n e x t e n d e d m e t a p h o r ( c o n c e i t e d ) v a i n a n d e g o t i s t i c ; h a v i n g a n e x c e s s i v e l y f a v o r a b l e o p i n i o n o f o n e ' s a b i l i t i e s , a p p e a r a n c e , e t c T h e n o u n C o n c e i t i s d e r i v e d f r o m t h e v e r b ' t o c o n c e i v e ' a n d u s e d f o r a f a n c i f u l i d e a ( e g a n o r n a m e n t a l s t r u c t u r e w i t h l i t t l e o r n o u s e ) .
  • 39. ( a l s o c a l l e d a m e t a p h y s i c a l c o n c e i t ) : A n e l a b o r a t e o r u n u s u a l c o m p a r i s o n - - e s p e c i a l l y o n e u s i n g u n l i k e l y m e t a p h o r s , s i m i l e , h y p e r b o l e , a n d c o n t r a d i c t i o n . B e f o r e t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e s e v e n t e e n t h c e n t u r y , t h e t e r m c o n c e i t w a s a s y n o n y m f o r " t h o u g h t " a n d r o u g h l y e q u i v a l e n t t o " i d e a " o r " c o n c e p t . . . . T h i s h a s a s p e c i f i c m e a n i n g i n c o m p o s i t i o n , n a m e l y a f i g u r e o f s p e e c h t h a t e s t a b l i s h e s a n e l a b o r a t e a n d s t r i k i n g p a r a l l e l b e t w e e n t w o s i t u a t i o n s o r
  • 40. o b j e c t s t h a t a r e a t f i r s t s i g h t c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e r e n t . e x t e n d e d o r c o m p l i c a t e d m e t a p h o r t h a t i s i m p r e s s i v e l a r g e l y b e c a u s e i t s h o w s o f f a n a u t h o r s p o w e r t o m a n i p u l a t e a n d s u s t a i n a s t r i k i n g c o m p a r i s o n b e t w e e n t w o d i s s i m i l a r i t e m s . A w i t t y o r i n g e n i o u s t h o u g h t ; a d i v e r t i n g o r h i g h l y f a n c i f u l i d e a , o f t e n s t a t e d i n f i g u r a t i v e l a n g u a g e . c o n c e p t o ( a n e l a b o r a t e a n d s t r i k i n g p a r a l l e l i s s u g g e s t e d b e t w e e n d i s s i m i l a r t h i n g s o r s i t u a t i o n s - -
  • 41. Q u e v e d o ' s s o n n e t " E n c r e s p a t e m p e s t a d d e l o r o u n d o s o " c o m p a r e s a w o m a n ' s h a i r s i m u l t a n e o u s l y w i t h g o l d , a s t o r m y s e a , t h e s u n a n d f i r e , i n w h i c h t h e l o v e r ' s h e a r t d r o w n s / b u r n s / e x u l t s / d e s i r e s / i s . . . A n e l a b o r a t e p o e t i c i m a g e t h a t l i k e n s o n e t h i n g t o s o m e t h i n g e l s e t h a t i s s e e m i n g l y v e r y d i f f e r e n t . T h e c h a r m i s i n t h e c l e v e r n e s s o f t h e p o e t i n b o t h r e c o g n i z i n g t h e a p t n e s s o f t h e c o m p a r i s o n a n d c o n v i n c i n g t h e a u d i e n c e . A n e l a b o r a t e m e t a p h o r , a r t i f i c i a l l y
  • 42. s t r a i n e d o r f a r - f e t c h e d , i n w h i c h t h e s u b j e c t i s c o m p a r e d w i t h a s i m p l e r a n a l o g u e u s u a l l y c h o s e n f r o m n a t u r e o r a f a m i l i a r c o n t e x t . E s p e c i a l l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h i n t e n s e e m o t i o n a l o r s p i r i t u a l f e e l i n g s , t h e y s o m e t i m e s e x t e n d t h r o u g h t h e e n t i r e l e n g t h o f a p o e m . . . . A c l e v e r a n d f a n c i f u l m e t a p h o r , u s u a l l y e x p r e s s e d t h r o u g h e l a b o r a t e a n d e x t e n d e d c o m p a r i s o n , t h a t p r e s e n t s a s t r i k i n g p a r a l l e l b e t w e e n t w o s e e m i n g l y d i s s i m i l a r t h i n g s f o r e x a m p l e , e l a b o r a t e l y
  • 43. c o m p a r i n g a b e a u t i f u l w o m a n t o a n o b j e c t l i k e a g a r d e n o r t h e s u n . . . . n o u n : r o b b e r m u g g e r s p l u r a l A s t r e e t r o b b e r ; to m a k e e x a g g e r a t e d f a c e s , a s a p e r f o r m a n c e ; a g u r n e r ; s m u g A d j e c t i v e / S y n o n y m s : a d j e c t i v e : s e l f - s a t i s f i e d , c o m p l a c e n t , c o n c e i t e d s m u g g e r c o m p a r a t i v e ; s m u g g e s t s u p e r l a t i v e H a v i n g o r s h o w i n g a n e x c e s s i v e p r i d e i n o n e s e l f o r o n e ' s a c h i e v e m e n t s . H e w a s
  • 44. f e e l i n g s m u g a f t e r h i s w i n m a r k e d b y e x c e s s i v e c o m p l a c e n c y o r s e l f - s a t i s f a c t i o n ; " a s m u g g l o w o f s e l f - c o n g r a t u l a t i o n " ( s m u g l y ) i n a s m u g m a n n e r ; " t h e b u r e a u c r a t s e x p l a i n e d s m u g l y t h a t t h e f a c t s p r o v i d e d b y t h e i r o w n e x p e r t s s h o w n o c a u s e f o r c o n c e r n " I r r i t a t i n g l y p l e a s e d w i t h o n e s e l f ; s e l f - s a t i s f i e d ( s m u g n e s s ) T h e s t a t e o r q u a l i t y o f b e i n g s m u g ; T h e r e s u l t o r p r o d u c t o f b e i n g s m u g ( s m u g n e s s ) ( n . ) : T o b e s m u g i s t o b e h i g h l y s e l f - s a t i s f i e d ; t o t h i n k a l o t o f o n e s e l f . M r . E w e l l ' s s m u g n e s s , o r
  • 45. a p p e a r a n c e o f s e l f - s a t i s f a c t i o n , s h o w s o n h i s f a c e . f u l l o f y o u r s e l f - A t t r i b u t e o f t h e u n r e p e n t a n t l e a d e r s h i p , w o l f a s p s a n d p a s t a r d s w h o k n o w a n d b e l i e v e d e e p i n t h e i r m i n d t h a t t h e y a r e s p e c i a l a n d w i l l n e v e r s u f f e r G o d ' s W r a t h e v e n t h o u g h t h e y a r e u n e t h i c a l , i m m o r a l a n d i l l e g a l. fawn Noun Synonyms: adjective: fawn-coloured, fawn-colored verb: flatter, adulate, toady, cring fawns plural A young deer in its first year A light yellowish-brown color fawn Verb /fôn/ /fän/ fawns 3rd person singular present; fawned past participle; fawning present participle; fawned past tense
  • 46. (of a deer) Produce young fawn Verb fawns 3rd person singular present; fawned past participle; fawning present participle; fawned past tense (of a person) Give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favor or advantage congressmen fawn over the President (of an animal, esp. a dog) Show slavish devotion, esp. by crawling and rubbing against someone dun: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun" show submission or fear a young deer try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" have fawns; "deer fawn" (v) to show affection (as a dog for its master); to court favor in a cringing or flattering manner the color of a newborn deer, such as Bambi (v) - to flatter excessively. fawning Term used to describe behaviour in which one tries to ingratiate oneself with another. Fawning serves no purpose, so it is therefore frowned upon. cervato; beige; parir la cierva fawn·ing Adjective Synonyms: adjective: obsequious, servile, sycophantic, subservient, adulatory noun: adulation, flattery, subservience fawning present participle Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious
  • 47. fawning adoration fawning interviews with Hollywood celebs bootlicking: attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Sycophancy means: # flattery; servility. # False accusation; calumniation; talebearing. # The character or characteristic of a . (fawningly) In a fawning manner s m a r m y a d j e c t i v e : s y c o p h a n t i c , a d u l a t o r y , o i l y , o b s e q u i o u s , f a w n i n g s m a r m i e r c o m p a r a t i v e ; s m a r m i e s t s u p e r l a t i v e I n g r a t i a t i n g a n d w h e e d l i n g i n a w a y t h a t i s p e r c e i v e d a s i n s i n c e r e o r e x c e s s i v e a s m a r m y , u n c t u o u s r e p l y , b u t t e r y : u n p l e a s a n t l y a n d e x c e s s i v e l y s u a v e o r i n g r a t i a t i n g i n m a n n e r o r s p e e c h ; " b u t t e r y p r a i s e " ; " g a v e h i m a f u l s o m e i n t r o d u c t i o n " ; " a n
  • 48. o i l y s y c o p h a n t i c p r e s s a g e n t " ; " o l e a g i n o u s h y p o c r i s y " ; " s m a r m y s e l f - i m p o r t a n c e " ; " t h e u n c t u o u s U r i a h H e e p " ; " s o a p y c o m p l i m e n t s " F a l s e l y e a r n e s t , s m u g , o r i n g r a t i a t i n g , f u l l o f f a l s e c h a r m , a f f e c t i o n a n d f l a t t e r y . a d j . D e s c r i b i n g s o m e o n e a s s m a r m y i s v e r y s i m i l a r t o c a l l i n g t h e m s l i m y o r s l e a z y ( a n d n o t j u s t i n t e r m s o f h o w t h e y a l l s o u n d , b e f o r e I g e t s o m e s m a r t - a s s e m a i l ) . . . . a d j . 1 . O f f e n s i v e l y s u a v e a n d s m u g . A u s e d c a r s a l e s m a n
  • 49. m i g h t b e s a i d t o b e s m a r m y . v e r b : f a w n , a d u l a t e , f l a t t e r n o u n : s y c o p h a n t , b o o t l i c k e r , l i c k s p i t t l e , g r o v e l l e r , f l a t t e r e r , t o a d - e a t e r , t r u c k l e r , f l u n k e y t o a d i e s p l u r a l A p e r s o n w h o b e h a v e s o b s e q u i o u s l y t o s o m e o n e i m p o r t a n t t o a d: ac t i n a n o b s e q u i o u s w a y , s h e i m a g i n e d h i m t o a d y i n g t o h i s r i c h c l i e n t s s y c o p h a n t : a p e r s o n w h o t r i e s t o p l e a s e s o m e o n e i n o r d e r t o g a i n a p e r s o n a l a d v a n t a g e
  • 50. f a w n : t r y t o g a i n f a v o r b y c r i n g i n g o r f l a t t e r i n g ; " H e i s a l w a y s k o w t o w i n g t o h i s b o s s " S y c o p h a n c y m e a n s : # f l a t t e r y ; s e r v i l i t y . # F a l s e a c c u s a t i o n ; c a l u m n i a t i o n ; t a l e b e a r i n g . # T h e c h a r a c t e r o r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f a . ( t o a d y i s m ) s y c o p h a n c y , t h e p r a c t i c e o r q u a l i t y o f a t o a d y , i . e . , f a w n i n g , o b s e q u i o u s , e x t r e m e l y d e f e r e n t i a l ( a n d e s s e n t i a l l y s e l f - s e r v i n g ) b e h a v i o r t o w a r d s ( a n ) o t h e r ( s ) ( T O E d e e ) n o u n O n e w h o p a n d e r s t o t h e w e a l t h y o r
  • 51. i n f l u e n t i a l ; a s e r v i l e f l a t t e r e r . s y n . - - s y c o p h a n t . O n e w h o i s a h a n g e r o n o r f a l s e f l a t t e r e r t o t h e r i c h a n d p o w e r f u l . O b s e q u i o u s f l a t t e r e r k o k a , k ˆ z b a w Á u , k u k a n o u n : t o a d y , b o o t l i c k e r , f l a t t e r e r , l i c k s p i t t l e , g r o v e l l e r , t r u c k l e r s y c o p h a n t s p l u r a l A p e r s o n w h o a c t s o b s e q u i o u s l y t o w a r d s o m e o n e i m p o r t a n t i n o r d e r t o g a i n a d v a n t a g e ( s y c o p h a n t i c ) b o o t l i c k i n g : a t t e m p t i n g t o w i n f a v o r f r o m i n f l u e n t i a l p e o p l e b y f l a t t e r y
  • 52. ( s y c o p h a n c y ) f a w n i n g o b s e q u i o u s n e s s ( S y c o p h a n t s ) S y c o p h a n c y m e a n s : # f l a t t e r y ; s e r v i l i t y . # F a l s e a c c u s a t i o n ; c a l u m n i a t i o n ; t a l e b e a r i n g . # O n e w h o u s e s c o m p l i m e n t s t o g a i n s e l f - s e r v i n g f a v o r o r a d v a n t a g e f r o m a n o t h e r ; O n e w h o s e e k s t o g a i n t h r o u g h t h e p o w e r f u l a n d i n f l u e n t i a l ( s y c o p h a n t i c ) g i v e n t o o b s e q u i o u s f l a t t e r y ( n . ) o n e w h o f l a t t e r s f o r s e l f - g a i n ( S o m e s e e t h e p e o p l e i n t h e c a b i n e t a s t h e
  • 53. p r e s i d e n t s c l o s e s t a d v i s o r s , b u t o t h e r s s e e t h e m a s s y c o p h a n t s . ) O n e w h o s e e k s w e a l t h , p o w e r o r i n f l u e n c e f r o m a n a c c e p t e d l e a d e r o r l e a d e r s b y u n d u e f l a t t e r y , a d u l a t i o n o r s e r v i l i t y . T h e d i c t i o n a r y d e f i n e s t h i s a s a " s e r v i l e f l a t t e r e r , " b u t y o u k n o w t h e m a s a m i n d l e s s k i s s - a s s . B e c a u s e t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t i n d u s t r y i s a v a s t a r e n a o f i d e a s , w h e n i t ' s t i m e t o b e t r u l y c r e a t i v e s y c o p h a n t s d o n ' t d o w e l l . O n e w h o e x c e s s i v e l y f l a t t e r s t h o s e i n a u t h o r i t y .
  • 54. a s e r v i l e , s e l f - s e e k i n g f l a t t e r e r . p e r s o n w h o f l a t t e r s t o t h e r i c h F e d u p w i t h i n s e c t s . a f l a t t e r e r , a t o a d y b l a c k g u a r d S y n o n y m s : a d j e c t i v e : v i l l a i n o u s , s c u r v y , b a s e v e r b : r e v i l e n o u n : s c o u n d r e l , v i l l a i n , r o g u e , m i s c r e a n t , r a s c a l , k n a v e , s c a m p , c a d b l a c k g u a r d s p l u r a l A p e r s o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y a m a n , w h o b e h a v e s i n a d i s h o n o r a b l e o r c o n t e m p t i b l e w a y b l a c k g u a r d
  • 55. b l a c k g u a r d e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e ; b l a c k g u a r d s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t ; b l a c k g u a r d i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e ; b l a c k g u a r d e d p a s t t e n s e A b u s e o r d i s p a r a g e ( s o m e o n e ) s c u r r i l o u s l y c a d : s o m e o n e w h o i s m o r a l l y r e p r e h e n s i b l e ; " y o u d i r t y d o g " r i d i c u l e : s u b j e c t t o l a u g h t e r o r r i d i c u l e ; " T h e s a t i r i s t s r i d i c u l e d t h e p l a n s f o r a n e w o p e r a h o u s e " ; " T h e s t u d e n t s p o k e d f u n a t t h e i n e x p e r i e n c e d t e a c h e r " ; " H i s f o r m e r s t u d e n t s r o a s t e d t h e
  • 56. p r o f e s s o r a t h i s 6 0 t h b i r t h d a y " a b u s e : u s e f o u l o r a b u s i v e l a n g u a g e t o w a r d s ; " T h e a c t r e s s a b u s e d t h e p o l i c e m a n w h o g a v e h e r a p a r k i n g t i c k e t " ; " T h e a n g r y m o t h e r s h o u t e d a t t h e t e a c h e r " ( b l a c k g u a r d l y ) r a s c a l l y : l a c k i n g p r i n c i p l e s o r s c r u p l e s ; " t h e r a s c a l l y r a b b l e " ; " t h e t y r a n n y o f a s c o u n d r e l l y a r i s t o c r a c y " - W . M . T h a c k a r a y ; " t h e c a p t a i n w a s s e t a d r i f t b y h i s r o g u i s h c r e w " ( B l a c k g u a r d l y ) T h e B l a c k G u a r d ( i n A r a b i c , f r o m a r o o t m e a n i n g " s l a v e " ) w e r e t h e c o r p s o f b l a c k -
  • 57. A f r i c a n s l a v e - s o l d i e r s a s s e m b l e d b y t h e A l a o u i t e s u l t a n o f M o r o c c o , M o u l a y I s m a i l ( r e i g n e d 1 6 7 2 1 7 2 7 ) . . . . A s c o u n d r e l ; a n u n p r i n c i p l e d c o n t e m p t i b l e p e r s o n ; a n u n t r u s t w o r t h y p e r s o n a m a n w h o b e h a v e s i n a d i s h o n o r a b l e o r c o n t e m p t i b l e w a y . A s h a b b y , m e a n f e l l o w cad Noun /kad/ Synonyms: noun: scoundrel, boor, scamp cads plural A man who behaves dishonorably, esp. toward a woman her adulterous cad of a husband
  • 58. someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" A rake, short for rakehell, is a historic term applied to a man who is habituated to immoral conduct, frequently a heartless womaniser. Often a rake was a man who wasted his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women and song, incurring lavish debts in the process. ... A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards; A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, a seducer scamp Noun /skamp/ Synonyms: verb: bungle, skimp, botch noun: rascal, scoundrel, rogue, villain, knave, rapscallion, scapegrace, scalawag, blackguard scamps plural A person, esp. a child, who is mischievous in a likable or amusing way A wicked or worthless person; a rogue scamped past tense; scamps 3rd person singular present; scamping present participle; scamped past participle Do (something) in a perfunctory or inadequate way
  • 59. imp: one who is playfully mischievous perform hastily and carelessly A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well; A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster; To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion (Scamps) are small goblin-like creatures, skittish in nature. Like "bum" and "loaf," this obsolete verb meaning "to roam about idly" has come to be a pejorative descriptor for any footloose and fancy-free person. Lin Yutang, resisting the militarization of his homeland, insisted that the scamp—not the soldier—is the highest form of humanity. ... Very rough sketch of an advertisement or design. Used for discussion and additional development. A highwayman. Royal scamp: a highwayman who robs civilly. Royal foot scamp; a footpad who behaves in like manner. m i s o g y n i s t S y n o n y m s : n o u n : w o m a n h a t e r , w o m a n - h a t e r m i s o g y n i s t s p l u r a l A m a n w h o h a t e s w o m e n
  • 60. a m i s a n t h r o p e w h o d i s l i k e s w o m e n i n p a r t i c u l a r ( m i s o g y n y ) h a t r e d o f w o m e n O n e w h o p r o f e s s e s m i s o g y n y ; a h a t e r o f w o m e n ; O n e w h o d i s p l a y s p r e j u d i c e a g a i n s t o r l o o k s d o w n u p o n w o m e n ( M i s o g y n y ) A t e r m u s e d t o d e s c r i b e w o m e n h a t i n g . I t i s s o m e t i m e s u s e d t o d e s c r i b e s e x i s m a n d s e x i s t o p p r e s s i o n ( M i s o g y n y ) D e s c r i b e s t h e f e a r o r h a t r e d o f w o m e n l e a d i n g t o t h e d i s c r i m i n a t i o n , o p p r e s s i o n , a n d d e v a l u i n g o f w o m e n i n s y s t e m a t i c , i n s t i t u t i o n a l , a n d i n d i v i d u a l w a y s .
  • 61. ( m i s o g y n y ) a n u n f o u n d e d f e a r o r h a t e o f w o m e n M i s o g y n y i s h o s t i l i t y t o w a r d w o m e n . I t u s u a l l y t a k e s t h e f o r m o f d i s d a i n o f w o m e n a n d g i r l s , e x p r e s s i o n s o f h a t e a n d c o n t e m p t , r e l i g i o u s r e s t r i c t i o n s , t h e b l a m i n g o f w o m e n f o r s o c i a l p r o b l e m s , s y s t e m a t i c p e r s e c u t i o n , a n d e v e n p h y s i c a l p u n i s h m e n t . . . . a p e r s o n w h o h a t e s w o m e n O n e w h o i s h a t e r o f w o m a n k i n d . p h i l a nderer S y n o n y m s : n o u n : w o m a n i z e r
  • 62. p h i l a n d e r e r s p l u r a l A m a n w h o r e a d i l y o r f r e q u e n t l y e n t e r s i n t o c a s u a l s e x u a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h w o m e n ; a w o m a n i z e r w o m a n i z e r : a m a n w h o l i k e s m a n y w o m e n a n d h a s s h o r t s e x u a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h t h e m I n h u m a n s e x u a l b e h a v i o r , p r o m i s c u i t y d e n o t e s s e x w i t h r e l a t i v e l y m a n y p a r t n e r s . I n p o l y g a m y i t i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m p r o m i s c u i t y . O n e t h a t p l a y s a t c o u r t s h i p ; a f i c k l e l o v e r ; a f l i r t ( u s u a l l y a p p l i e s o n l y t o m e n ) E v i d e n t l y , o n e w h o g i v e s m o n e y t o c h a r i t a b l e c a u s e s .
  • 63. F o n d o f m e n , o r o f a h u s b a n d . p h i l a n t h r o p y S y n o n y m s : n o u n : c h a r i t y , b e n e v o l e n c e , b e n e f i c e n c e p h i l a n t h r o p i e s p l u r a l T h e d e s i r e t o p r o m o t e t h e w e l f a r e o f o t h e r s , e x p r e s s e d e s p . b y t h e g e n e r o u s d o n a t i o n o f m o n e y t o g o o d c a u s e s A p h i l a n t h r o p i c i n s t i t u t i o n ; a c h a r i t y v o l u n t a r y p r o m o t i o n o f h u m a n w e l f a r e ( p h i l a n t h r o p i c ) b e n e f i c e n t : g e n e r o u s i n a s s i s t a n c e t o t h e
  • 64. p o o r ; " a b e n e v o l e n t c o n t r i b u t o r " ; " e l e e m o s y n a r y r e l i e f " ; " p h i l a n t h r o p i c c o n t r i b u t i o n s " ( p h i l a n t h r o p i s t ) s o m e o n e w h o m a k e s c h a r i t a b l e d o n a t i o n s i n t e n d e d t o i n c r e a s e h u m a n w e l l - b e i n g cast Verb /kast/ Synonyms: verb: throw, fling, pitch, toss, hurl, shed noun: throw, mould, mold, casting casting present participle; cast past tense; cast past participle; casts 3rd person singular present Throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction lemmings cast themselves off the cliff individuals who do not accept the norms are cast out from the group Throw (something) so as to cause it to spread over an area the fishermen cast a large net around a school of tuna he cast his net far and wide in search of evidence Direct (one's eyes or a look) at something
  • 65. she cast down her eyes she cast him a desperate glance Throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water Register (a vote) residents turned out in record numbers to cast their votes Let loose (hounds) on a scent (of a dog) Search in different directions for a lost scent the dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit Let down (an anchor or sounding line) Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface the moon cast a pale light over the cottages running costs were already casting a shadow over the program Cause (uncertainty or disparagement) to be associated with something journalists cast doubt on the government's version of events I do not wish to cast aspersions on your honesty Cause (a magic spell) to take effect the witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beast the city casts a spell on the visitor Discard the issue was cast from the list of concerns Shed (skin or horns) in the process of growth the antlers are cast each year (of a horse) Lose (a shoe) Shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mold while molten Make (a molded object) in this way, a bell was cast for the church Arrange and present in a specified form or style
  • 66. he issued statements cast in tones of reason Calculate and record details of (a horoscope) (in country dancing) Change one's position by moving a certain number of places in a certain direction along the outside of the line in which one is dancing casts plural An object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mold bronze casts of the sculpture A mold An act of throwing something forcefully he grabbed a spear for a third cast At dice, a throw or a number thrown A throw of a fishing line The form or appearance of something, esp. someone's features she had a somewhat masculine cast of countenance The character of something this question is for minds of a more philosophical cast than mine the colors he wore emphasized the olive cast of his skin A slight squint he had a cast in one eye A convoluted mass of earth or sand ejected onto the surface by a burrowing worm cast Noun casts plural The actors taking part in a play, movie, or other production
  • 67. he draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast cast past participle; cast past tense; casts 3rd person singular present; casting present participle Assign a part in a play, movie, or other production to (an actor) he was cast as the Spanish dancer a campaign for good nutrition, in which red meat is cast as the enemy Allocate parts in (a play, movie, or other production) assembling a great baseball team is as tricky as casting a play the actors in a play project: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot" mold: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona" the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" A bow's cast is the distance it can shoot an arrow in archery.
  • 68. An act of throwing; Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc; A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm; The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. ... (casting) The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc; A manufacturing process using a mold; The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops; The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature (Casting) Pouring a liquid material, or slurry, like concrete, into a mold or form whose physical form it will take on as it solidifies.. A casting is a jewelry setting created using a mold. (Casting) A premature release of the cocked wrists on the forward swing that causes the club head to arrive at the ball of sequence ahead of the hands and arms. Also known as “hitting from the top.” (CASTING) Model’s interview for a specific job or project. n e farious S y n o n y m s : a d j e c t i v e : w i c k e d , v i l l a i n o u s , v i l e , i n f a m o u s , m e a n , e v i l , h e i n o u s
  • 69. ( t y p i c a l l y o f a n a c t i o n o r a c t i v i t y ) W i c k e d o r c r i m i n a l t h e n e f a r i o u s a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e o r g a n i z e d - c r i m e s y n d i c a t e s e x t r e m e l y w i c k e d ; " n e f a r i o u s s c h e m e s " ; " a v i l l a i n o u s p l o t " ; " a v i l l a i n o u s b a n d o f t h i e v e s " ( n e f a r i o u s n e s s ) t h e q u a l i t y o f b e i n g w i c k e d i n f a m o u s f o r b e i n g w i c k e d ; w i c k e d o r c r i m i n a l ( a d j . ) h e i n o u s l y v i l l a i n o u s ( A l t h o u g h D r . M e a n m a n s n e f a r i o u s p l o t t o m e l t t h e p o l a r i c e c a p s w a s t e r r i f y i n g , i t w a s s o i m p r a c t i c a l t h a t n o b o d y r e a l l y w o r r i e d a b o u t i t . )
  • 70. a b o m i n a b l e ; a t r o c i o u s l y s i n f u l o r v i l l a i n o u s h e in ous S y n o n y m s : a d j e c t i v e : a b o m i n a b l e , h i d e o u s , o d i o u s , a t r o c i o u s , a b h o r r e n t , d e t e s t a b l e , n a s t y , l o a t h s o m e , l o a t h f u l , v i l e , o b n o x i o u s , h a t e f u l , h o r r i b l e , e x e c r a b l e , d a m n a b l e ( o f a p e r s o n o r w r o n g f u l a c t , e s p . a c r i m e ) U t t e r l y o d i o u s o r w i c k e d a b a t t e r y o f h e i n o u s c r i m e s f l a g i t i o u s : e x t r e m e l y w i c k e d , d e e p l y c r i m i n a l ; " a f l a g i t i o u s c r i m e " ; " h e i n o u s a c c u s a t i o n s "
  • 71. ( h e i n o u s l y ) i n a t e r r i b l y e v i l m a n n e r ; " t h e c h i l d w a s h e i n o u s l y m u r d e r e d " ( h e i n o u s n e s s ) a t r o c i t y : t h e q u a l i t y o f b e i n g s h o c k i n g l y c r u e l a n d i n h u m a n e T o t a l l y r e p r e h e n s i b l e ( h e i n o u s n e s s ) T h e p r o p e r t y o f b e i n g h e i n o u s A w f u l , s c a r y , m o n s t r o u s ; a n y a c t i v i t y f r a u g h t w i t h e x t r e m e d a n g e r . f r o m t h e F r e n c h h a i n e , w h i c h i s c o r r e c t l y p r o n o u n c e d h a i n o u s a s i t w a s f o r m e r l y w r i t t e n , i s s u c h a p a l p a b l e e r r o r t h a t n o l e x i c o g r a p h e r c a n b e j u s t i f i e d i n g i v i n g i t h i s s a n c t i o n .
  • 72. S o r o r i t y g i r l s ' f a v o r i t e w o r d f o r u g l y . H a t e f u l , a t r o c i o u s , o d i o u s , o f f e n s i v e . G r o s s l y w i c k e d o r r e p r e h e n s i b l e ; a b o m i n a b l e : a h e i n o u s c r i m e . [ M i d d l e E n g l i s h , f r o m O l d F r e n c h h a i n e u s , f r o m h a i n e , h a t r e d , f r o m h a i r , t o h a t e , f r o m F r a n k i s h * h a t j a n . ] . A n e x t r e m e l y d i f f i c u l t o r d a n g e r o u s . A d j . N o t g o o d . i e . T h a t w i p e o u t w a s h e i n o u s d u d e . s e t t l e S y n o n y m s : v e r b : a r r a n g e , f i x n o u n : b e n c h
  • 73. s e t t l e d p a s t t e n s e ; s e t t l e s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t ; s e t t l e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e ; s e t t l i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e R e s o l v e o r r e a c h a n a g r e e m e n t a b o u t ( a n a r g u m e n t o r p r o b l e m ) e v e r y e f f o r t w a s m a d e t o s e t t l e t h e d i s p u t e E n d ( a l e g a l d i s p u t e ) b y m u t u a l a g r e e m e n t t h e m a t t e r w a s s e t t l e d o u t o f c o u r t h e s u e d f o r l i b e l a n d t h e n s e t t l e d o u t o f c o u r t D e t e r m i n e ; d e c i d e o n e x a c t l y w h a t g o e s i n t o t h e l e g i s l a t i o n h a s n o t b e e n s e t t l e d t h e y h a d n o t y e t s e t t l e d o n a d a t e f o r t h e w e d d i n g
  • 74. P a y ( a d e b t o r a c c o u n t ) h i s b i l l w a s s e t t l e d b y c h a r g e c a r d I s e t t l e d u p w i t h y o u r b r o t h e r f o r m y b o a r d a n d l o d g i n g C o m p l e t e t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f a d e c e d e n t ' s e s t a t e G i v e m o n e y o r p r o p e r t y t o ( s o m e o n e ) t h r o u g h a d e e d o f s e t t l e m e n t o r a w i l l A c c e p t o r a g r e e t o ( s o m e t h i n g t h a t o n e c o n s i d e r s t o b e l e s s t h a n s a t i s f a c t o r y ) i t w a s t o o c o l d f o r c h a m p a g n e s o t h e y s e t t l e d f o r a c u p o f t e a S i l e n c e ( s o m e o n e c o n s i d e r e d a n u i s a n c e ) b y s o m e m e a n s h e t o l d m e t o h o l d m y t o n g u e o r h e
  • 75. w o u l d f i n d a w a y t o s e t t l e m e A d o p t a m o r e s t e a d y o r s e c u r e s t y l e o f l i f e , e s p . i n a p e r m a n e n t j o b a n d h o m e o n e d a y I w i l l s e t t l e d o w n a n d r a i s e a f a m i l y M a k e o n e ' s p e r m a n e n t h o m e s o m e w h e r e i n 1 8 6 3 t h e f a m i l y s e t t l e d i n L o n d o n B e g i n t o f e e l c o m f o r t a b l e o r e s t a b l i s h e d i n a n e w h o m e , s i t u a t i o n , o r j o b s h e s e t t l e d i n h a p p i l y w i t h a f o s t e r f a m i l y h e h a d s e t t l e d i n t o h i s n e w j o b E s t a b l i s h a c o l o n y i n E u r o p e a n i m m i g r a n t s s e t t l e d m u c h o f A u s t r a l i a
  • 76. T u r n o n e ' s a t t e n t i o n t o ; a p p l y o n e s e l f t o C a t h e r i n e s e t t l e d d o w n t o h e r s t u d i e s B e c o m e o r m a k e c a l m e r o r q u i e t e r a f t e r a f e w m o n t h s t h e c o n t r o v e r s y s e t t l e d d o w n t r y t o s e t t l e y o u r p u p p y d o w n b e f o r e g o i n g t o b e d S i t o r c o m e t o r e s t i n a c o m f o r t a b l e p o s i t i o n h e s e t t l e d i n t o a n a r m c h a i r M a k e ( s o m e o n e ) c o m f o r t a b l e i n a p a r t i c u l a r p l a c e o r p o s i t i o n s h e a l l o w e d h i m t o s e t t l e h e r i n t h e t a x i M o v e o r a d j u s t ( s o m e t h i n g ) s o t h a t i t r e s t s s e c u r e l y s h e s e t t l e d h e r b a g o n h e r s h o u l d e r
  • 77. F a l l o r c o m e d o w n o n t o a s u r f a c e d u s t f r o m t h e m i l l h a d s e t t l e d o n t h e r o o f ( o f s u s p e n d e d p a r t i c l e s ) S i n k s l o w l y i n a l i q u i d t o f o r m s e d i m e n t ; ( o f a l i q u i d ) b e c o m e c l e a r o r s t i l l t h r o u g h t h i s p r o c e s s s e d i m e n t s e t t l e s n e a r t h e b o t t o m o f t h e t a n k h e p o u r s a g l a s s a n d l e a v e s i t o n t h e b a r t o s e t t l e ( o f a n o b j e c t o r o b j e c t s ) G r a d u a l l y s i n k d o w n u n d e r i t s o r t h e i r o w n w e i g h t t h e y l i s t e n e d t o t h e s o f t t i c k i n g a n d c r e a k i n g a s t h e h o u s e s e t t l e d ( o f a s h i p o r b o a t ) S i n k g r a d u a l l y
  • 78. s e t t l e s p l u r a l a l o n g w o o d e n b e n c h w i t h a b a c k s e t t l e i n t o a p o s i t i o n , u s u a l l y o n a s u r f a c e o r g r o u n d ; " d u s t s e t t l e d o n t h e r o o f s " d e c i d e : b r i n g t o a n e n d ; s e t t l e c o n c l u s i v e l y ; " T h e c a s e w a s d e c i d e d " ; " T h e j u d g e d e c i d e d t h e c a s e i n f a v o r o f t h e p l a i n t i f f " ; " T h e f a t h e r a d j u d i c a t e d w h e n t h e s o n s w e r e q u a r r e l i n g o v e r t h e i r i n h e r i t a n c e " s e t t l e c o n c l u s i v e l y ; c o m e t o t e r m s ; " W e f i n a l l y s e t t l e d t h e a r g u m e n t " t a k e u p r e s i d e n c e a n d b e c o m e e s t a b l i s h e d ; " T h e
  • 79. i m m i g r a n t s s e t t l e d i n t h e M i d w e s t " r e c o n c i l e : c o m e t o t e r m s ; " A f t e r s o m e d i s c u s s i o n w e f i n a l l y m a d e u p " A s e t t l e i s a w o o d e n b e n c h , u s u a l l y w i t h a r m s a n d a h i g h b a c k , l o n g e n o u g h t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h r e e o r f o u r s i t t e r s . ( S e t t l e d ) A s e t t l e r i s a p e r s o n w h o h a s m i g r a t e d t o a n a r e a a n d e s t a b l i s h e d p e r m a n e n t r e s i d e n c e t h e r e , o f t e n t o c o l o n i z e t h e a r e a . S e t t l e r s a r e g e n e r a l l y p e o p l e w h o t a k e u p r e s i d e n c e o n l a n d a n d c u l t i v a t e i t , a s o p p o s e d t o n o m a d s . . . .
  • 80. ( S e t t l e m e n t ( c l o s i n g ) ) C l o s i n g ( o r s e t t l e m e n t ) i s t h e f i n a l s t e p i n e x e c u t i n g a r e a l e s t a t e t r a n s a c t i o n . A s e a t o f a n y k i n d ; A l o n g b e n c h , o f t e n w i t h a h i g h b a c k a n d a r m s , w i t h s t o r a g e s p a c e u n d e r n e a t h f o r l i n e n ; A p l a c e m a d e l o w e r t h a n t h e r e s t ; a w i d e s t e p o r p l a t f o r m l o w e r t h a n s o m e o t h e r p a r t ; T o p l a c e i n a f i x e d o r p e r m a n e n t c o n d i t i o n ; t o m a k e f i r m , s t e a d y , o r s t a b l e ; t o e s t a b l i s h ; t o fix. ( s e t t l e d ) C o m f o r t a b l e a n d a t e a s e , e s p e c i a l l y a f t e r a p e r i o d o f c h a n g e o r u n r e s t
  • 81. ( s e t t l e m e n t ) T h e s t a t e o f b e i n g s e t t l e d ; A c o l o n y t h a t i s n e w l y e s t a b l i s h e d ; a p l a c e o r r e g i o n n e w l y s e t t l e d ; T h e g r a d u a l s i n k i n g o f a b u i l d i n g . . . . ( s e t t l i n g ) D r e g s ; s e d i m e n t ( S e t t l e d ) D e n o t e s t h a t t h e t r a d e h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e d a n d t h a t t h e w i r e h a s b e e n p r o c e s s e d . S e t t l e d t r a d e s a r e e l i g i b l e t o r e c e i v e e l e c t r o n i c c o n f i r m a t i o n s . T o m e e t s e t t l e d r e q u i r e m e n t s , a p e r s o n m u s t h a v e b e e n l a w f u l l y r e s i d e n t i n A u s t r a l i a u s u a l l y f o r a p e r i o d o f 2 y e a r s .
  • 82. ( S E T T L E M E N T ) A c t o r p r o c e s s o f a d j u s t i n g o r d e t e r m i n i n g ; a n a d j u s t i n g ; a n a d j u s t m e n t b e t w e e n p e r s o n s c o n c e r n i n g t h e i r d e a l i n g s o r d i f f i c u l t i e s ; a n a g r e e m e n t b y w h i c h p a r t i e s h a v i n g d i s p u t e d m a t t e r s b e t w e e n t h e m r e a c h o r a s c e r t a i n w h a t i s c o m i n g f r o m o n e t o t h e o t h e r ; a r r a n g e m e n t o f d i f f i c u l t i e s ; . . . ( S e t t l e m e n t ( C l o s i n g ) ) ( S e t t l e m e n t ) ( A l s o c a l l e d C l o s i n g . ) T h e c o m p l e t i o n o f a r e a l e s t a t e t r a n s f e r , w h e r e t h e t i t l e p a s s e s f r o m s e l l e r t o b u y e r , o r a m o r t g a g e l i e n i s
  • 83. g i v e n t o s e c u r e d e b t u n d e r t a k e n t o p u r c h a s e t h e h o m e . ( S e t t l e m e n t ( C l o s i n g ) ) T h e p r o c e s s b y w h i c h a l l f i n a n c i a l d e a l i n g s a n d c o n t r a c t u a l a r r a n g e m e n t s a r e c o m p l e t e d f o r t h e b u y e r a n d s e l l e r . A t t h e t i m e o f s e t t l e m e n t , o r c l o s i n g , a l l d e b t s a r e p a i d , a d j u s t m e n t s m a d e a n d m o n e y d i s b u r s e d , a n d a d e e d i s p r e p a r e d i n t h e n e w o w n e r ' s n a m e . ( S e t t l e m e n t ) A l l p r o p e r t i e s s e t t l e t o s o m e e x t e n t , a n d t h i s c a n s h o w a s c r a c k i n g a n d / o r d i s t o r t i o n i n w a l l s . V e r y o f t e n m i n o r
  • 84. s e t t l e m e n t i s n o t o f g r e a t s i g n i f i c a n c e t o t h e b u i l d i n g a s a w h o l e . ( S e t t l e m e n t ) A n a g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n y o u a n d t h e i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n y a b o u t y o u r w o r k e r s c o m p e n s a t i o n p a y m e n t s a n d f u t u r e m e d i c a l c a r e . S e t t l e m e n t s m u s t b e r e v i e w e d b y a w o r k e r s c o m p e n s a t i o n j u d g e t o m a k e s u r e t h e y a r e a d e q u a t e . s e t V e r b / s e t / a d j e c t i v e : f i x e d , g i v e n v e r b : p u t , p l a c e , f i x , p l a n t s e t i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e ; s e t e d p a s t t e n s e ; s e t p a s t
  • 85. p a r t i c i p l e ; s e t p a s t t e n s e ; s e t t i n g p r e s e n t p a r t i c i p l e ; s e t e d p a s t p a r t i c i p l e ; s e t s 3 r d p e r s o n s i n g u l a r p r e s e n t P u t , l a y , o r s t a n d ( s o m e t h i n g ) i n a s p e c i f i e d p l a c e o r p o s i t i o n D a n a s e t t h e m u g o f t e a d o w n C a t h e r i n e s e t a c h a i r b y t h e b e d B e s i t u a t e d o r f i x e d i n a s p e c i f i e d p l a c e o r p o s i t i o n t h e v i l l a g e w a s s e t a m o n g o l i v e g r o v e s o n a h i l l R e p r e s e n t ( a s t o r y , p l a y , m o v i e , o r s c e n e ) a s h a p p e n i n g
  • 86. a t a s p e c i f i e d t i m e o r i n a s p e c i f i e d p l a c e a s p y n o v e l s e t i n B e r l i n M o u n t a p r e c i o u s s t o n e i n ( s o m e t h i n g , t y p i c a l l y a p i e c e o f j e w e l r y ) a b r a c e l e t s e t w i t h e m e r a l d s M o u n t ( a p r e c i o u s s t o n e ) i n s o m e t h i n g A r r a n g e ( t y p e ) a s r e q u i r e d A r r a n g e t h e t y p e f o r ( a p i e c e o f t e x t ) a r t i c l e h e a d i n g s w i l l b e s e t i n T i m e s f o u r t e e n p o i n t P r e p a r e ( a t a b l e ) f o r a m e a l b y p l a c i n g c u t l e r y , d i s h e s , e t c . , o n i t i n t h e i r p r o p e r p l a c e s
  • 87. P r o v i d e ( m u s i c ) s o t h a t a w r i t t e n w o r k c a n b e p r o d u c e d i n a m u s i c a l f o r m s h e s e t h i s p o e m t o m u s i c ( o f a d a n c e r ) A c k n o w l e d g e a n o t h e r d a n c e r , t y p i c a l l y o n e ' s p a r t n e r , u s i n g t h e s t e p s p r e s c r i b e d t h e g e n t l e m a n s e t s t o a n d t u r n s w i t h t h e l a d y o n h i s l e f t h a n d C a u s e ( a h e n ) t o s i t o n e g g s P l a c e ( e g g s ) f o r a h e n t o s i t o n P u t ( a s e e d o r p l a n t ) i n t h e g r o u n d t o g r o w G i v e t h e t e e t h o f ( a s a w ) a l t e r n a t i n g o u t w a r d i n c l i n a t i o n s P u t ( a s a i l ) u p i n p o s i t i o n t o c a t c h t h e w i n d
  • 88. a s a f e d i s t a n c e f r o m s h o r e a l l s a i l s w e r e s e t P u t o r b r i n g i n t o a s p e c i f i e d s t a t e p l u n g i n g o i l p r i c e s s e t i n m o t i o n a n e c o n o m i c c o l l a p s e i n H o u s t o n t h e h o s t a g e s w e r e s e t f r e e C a u s e ( s o m e o n e o r s o m e t h i n g ) t o s t a r t d o i n g s o m e t h i n g t h e i n c i d e n t s e t m e t h i n k i n g I n s t r u c t ( s o m e o n e ) t o d o s o m e t h i n g h e ' l l s e t a m a n t o w a t c h y o u G i v e s o m e o n e ( a t a s k ) t h e p r o b l e m w e h a v e b e e n s e t D e v i s e ( a t e s t ) a n d g i v e i t t o s o m e o n e t o d o E s t a b l i s h a s ( a n e x a m p l e ) f o r o t h e r s t o f o l l o w , c o p y , o r t r y t o a c h i e v e
  • 89. t h e s c h e m e s e t s a p r e c e d e n t f o r o t h e r c o m p a n i e s E s t a b l i s h ( a r e c o r d ) h i s t i m e i n t h e 2 5 - m e t e r f r e e s t y l e s e t a n a t i o n a l r e c o r d D e c i d e o n t h e y s e t a d a t e f o r a f u l l h e a r i n g a t t h e e n d o f F e b r u a r y F i x ( a p r i c e , v a l u e , o r l i m i t ) o n s o m e t h i n g t h e u n i o n s h a d s e t a l i m i t o n t h e s i z e o f t h e t e m p o r a r y w o r k f o r c e A d j u s t t h e h a n d s o f ( a c l o c k o r w a t c h ) , t y p i c a l l y t o s h o w t h e r i g h t t i m e A d j u s t ( a n a l a r m c l o c k ) t o s o u n d a t t h e r e q u i r e d t i m e A d j u s t ( a d e v i c e o r i t s c o n t r o l s ) s o t h a t i t p e r f o r m s a p a r t i c u l a r o p e r a t i o n
  • 90. y o u h a v e t o b e c a r e f u l n o t t o s e t t h e v o l u m e t o o h i g h C a u s e ( a b i n a r y d e v i c e ) t o e n t e r t h e s t a t e r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e n u m e r a l 1 H a r d e n i n t o a s o l i d o r s e m i s o l i d s t a t e c o o k f o r a f u r t h e r t h i r t y - f i v e m i n u t e s u n t i l t h e f i l l i n g h a s s e t A r r a n g e ( t h e h a i r ) w h i l e d a m p s o t h a t i t d r i e s i n t h e r e q u i r e d s t y l e s h e h a d s e t h e r h a i r o n s m a l l r o l l e r s P u t p a r t s o f ( a b r o k e n o r d i s l o c a t e d b o n e o r l i m b ) i n t o t h e c o r r e c t p o s i t i o n f o r h e a l i n g D e a l w i t h ( a f r a c t u r e o r d i s l o c a t i o n ) i n t h i s w a y
  • 91. ( o f a b o n e ) B e r e s t o r e d t o i t s n o r m a l c o n d i t i o n b y k n i t t i n g t o g e t h e r a g a i n a f t e r b e i n g b r o k e n d o g s ' b o n e s s o o n s e t ( w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o a p e r s o n ' s f a c e ) A s s u m e o r c a u s e t o a s s u m e a f i x e d o r r i g i d e x p r e s s i o n h e r f e a t u r e s n e v e r s e t i n t o a c i v i l p a r a d e o f a t t e n t i o n T r a v i s ' s f a c e w a s s e t a s h e l o o k e d u p ( o f t h e e y e s ) B e c o m e f i x e d i n p o s i t i o n o r i n t h e f e e l i n g t h e y a r e e x p r e s s i n g h i s b r i g h t e y e s s e t i n a n e x p r e s s i o n o f m o c k i n g a m u s e m e n t ( o f a h u n t i n g d o g ) A d o p t a r i g i d a t t i t u d e i n d i c a t i n g t h e p r e s e n c e o f g a m e
  • 92. ( o f t h e s u n , m o o n , o r a n o t h e r c e l e s t i a l b o d y ) A p p e a r t o m o v e t o w a r d a n d b e l o w t h e e a r t h ' s h o r i z o n a s t h e e a r t h r o t a t e s t h e s u n w a s s e t t i n g a n d a w a r m , r e d g l o w f i l l e d t h e s k y ( o f a t i d e o r c u r r e n t ) T a k e o r h a v e a s p e c i f i e d d i r e c t i o n o r c o u r s e a f a i r t i d e c a n b e c a r r i e d w e l l p a s t L a n d s E n d b e f o r e t h e s t r e a m s e t s t o t h e n o r t h S t a r t ( a f i r e ) ( o f b l o s s o m o r a t r e e ) D e v e l o p i n t o o r p r o d u c e ( f r u i t ) ( o f f r u i t ) D e v e l o p f r o m b l o s s o m ( o f a p l a n t ) P r o d u c e ( s e e d ) t h e h e r b h a s f l o w e r e d a n d s t a r t e d t o s e t s e e d S i t
  • 93. a p e r f e c t l a d y j u s t s e t i n h e r s e a t a n d s t a r e d s e t N o u n s e t s p l u r a l A g r o u p o r c o l l e c t i o n o f t h i n g s t h a t b e l o n g t o g e t h e r , r e s e m b l e o n e a n o t h e r , o r a r e u s u a l l y f o u n d t o g e t h e r a s e t o f f a l s e t e e t h a n e w c e l l w i t h t w o s e t s o f c h r o m o s o m e s a s p a r e s e t o f c l o t h e s A c o l l e c t i o n o f i m p l e m e n t s , c o n t a i n e r s , o r o t h e r o b j e c t s c u s t o m a r i l y u s e d t o g e t h e r f o r a s p e c i f i c p u r p o s e a n e l e c t r i c f o n d u e s e t A g r o u p o f p e o p l e w i t h c o m m o n i n t e r e s t s o r
  • 94. o c c u p a t i o n s o r o f s i m i l a r s o c i a l s t a t u s i t w a s a f a s h i o n a b l e h a u n t o f t h e l i t e r a r y s e t ( i n t e n n i s , d a r t s , a n d o t h e r g a m e s ) A g r o u p o f g a m e s c o u n t i n g a s a u n i t t o w a r d a m a t c h , o n l y t h e p l a y e r o r s i d e t h a t w i n s a d e f i n e d n u m b e r o r p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e g a m e s b e i n g a w a r d e d a p o i n t t o w a r d t h e f i n a l s c o r e h e t o o k t h e f i r s t s e t 6 - 3 ( i n j a z z o r p o p u l a r m u s i c ) A s e q u e n c e o f s o n g s o r p i e c e s p e r f o r m e d t o g e t h e r a n d c o n s t i t u t i n g o r f o r m i n g p a r t o f a l i v e s h o w o r r e c o r d i n g a s h o r t f o u r - s o n g s e t
  • 95. A g r o u p o f p e o p l e m a k i n g u p t h e r e q u i r e d n u m b e r f o r a s q u a r e d a n c e o r s i m i l a r c o u n t r y d a n c e A f i x e d n u m b e r o f r e p e t i t i o n s o f a p a r t i c u l a r b o d y b u i l d i n g e x e r c i s e A c o l l e c t i o n o f d i s t i n c t e n t i t i e s r e g a r d e d a s a u n i t , b e i n g e i t h e r i n d i v i d u a l l y s p e c i f i e d o r ( m o r e u s u a l l y ) s a t i s f y i n g s p e c i f i e d c o n d i t i o n s t h e s e t o f a l l p o s i t i v e i n t e g e r s T h e w a y i n w h i c h s o m e t h i n g i s s e t , d i s p o s e d , o r p o s i t i o n e d t h e s h a p e a n d s e t o f t h e e y e s T h e p o s t u r e o r a t t i t u d e o f a p a r t o f t h e b o d y ,
  • 96. t y p i c a l l y i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h i s g i v e s o f a p e r s o n ' s f e e l i n g s o r i n t e n t i o n s t h e d e t e r m i n e d s e t o f h e r u p p e r t o r s o T h e f l o w o f a c u r r e n t o r t i d e i n a p a r t i c u l a r d i r e c t i o n t h e r u d d e r k e p t t h e d i n g h y s t r a i g h t a g a i n s t t h e s e t o f t h e t i d e A n a r r a n g e m e n t o f t h e h a i r w h e n d a m p s o t h a t i t d r i e s i n t h e r e q u i r e d s t y l e a s h a m p o o a n d s e t A s e t t e r ' s p o i n t i n g i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f g a m e T h e a l t e r n a t i n g o u t w a r d i n c l i n a t i o n s o f t h e t e e t h o f a s a w A w a r p o r b e n d i n w o o d , m e t a l , o r a n o t h e r m a t e r i a l
  • 97. c a u s e d b y c o n t i n u e d s t r a i n o r p r e s s u r e A r a d i o o r t e l e v i s i o n r e c e i v e r a T V s e t A c o l l e c t i o n o f s c e n e r y , s t a g e f u r n i t u r e , a n d o t h e r a r t i c l e s u s e d f o r a p a r t i c u l a r s c e n e i n a p l a y o r f i l m T h e p l a c e o r a r e a i n w h i c h f i l m i n g i s t a k i n g p l a c e o r a p l a y i s p e r f o r m e d t h e m a g a z i n e h a s i n t e r v i e w s o n s e t w i t h t o p d i r e c t o r s A c u t t i n g , y o u n g p l a n t , o r b u l b u s e d i n t h e p r o p a g a t i o n o f n e w p l a n t s A y o u n g f r u i t t h a t h a s j u s t f o r m e d T h e l a s t c o a t o f p l a s t e r o n a w a l l T h e a m o u n t o f s p a c i n g i n t y p e c o n t r o l l i n g t h e
  • 98. d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n l e t t e r s T h e w i d t h o f a p i e c e o f t y p e s e t A d j e c t i v e F i x e d o r a r r a n g e d i n a d v a n c e t h e r e i s n o s e t p r o c e d u r e ( o f a v i e w o r h a b i t ) U n l i k e l y t o c h a n g e I ' v e b e e n o n m y o w n a l o n g t i m e a n d I ' m r a t h e r s e t i n m y w a y s ( o f a p e r s o n ' s e x p r e s s i o n ) H e l d f o r a n u n n a t u r a l l y l o n g t i m e w i t h o u t c h a n g i n g , t y p i c a l l y a s a r e f l e c t i o n o f d e t e r m i n a t i o n ( o f a m e a l o r m e n u i n a r e s t a u r a n t ) O f f e r e d a t a f i x e d p r i c e w i t h a l i m i t e d c h o i c e o f d i s h e s
  • 99. H a v i n g a c o n v e n t i o n a l o r p r e d e t e r m i n e d w o r d i n g ; f o r m u l a i c w i t n e s s e s o f t e n d e l i v e r e d t h e i r t e s t i m o n y a c c o r d i n g t o a s e t s p e e c h R e a d y , p r e p a r e d , o r l i k e l y t o d o s o m e t h i n g A l l s e t f o r t o n i g h t ? h e a s k e d w a t e r c o s t s l o o k s e t t o i n c r e a s e F i r m l y o p p o s e d t o a n a p p r o a c h s e t a g a i n s t t r a d i t i o n a n d a u t h o r i t y D e t e r m i n e d t o d o ( s o m e t h i n g ) h e ' s s e t o n m a r r y i n g t h a t g i r l a g r o u p o f t h i n g s o f t h e s a m e k i n d t h a t b e l o n g t o g e t h e r a n d a r e s o u s e d ; " a s e t o f b o o k s " ; " a s e t o f
  • 100. g o l f c l u b s " ; " a s e t o f t e e t h " p u t : p u t i n t o a c e r t a i n p l a c e o r a b s t r a c t l o c a t i o n ; " P u t y o u r t h i n g s h e r e " ; " S e t t h e t r a y d o w n " ; " S e t t h e d o g s o n t h e s c e n t o f t h e m i s s i n g c h i l d r e n " ; " P l a c e e m p h a s i s o n a c e r t a i n p o i n t " f i t ( p ) : ( u s u a l l y f o l l o w e d b y ` t o ' o r ` f o r ' ) o n t h e p o i n t o f o r s t r o n g l y d i s p o s e d ; " i n n o f i t s t a t e t o c o n t i n u e " ; " f i t t o d r o p " ; " l a u g h i n g f i t t o b u r s t " ; " s h e w a s f i t t o s c r e a m " ; " p r i m e d f o r a f i g h t " ; " w e a r e s e t t o g o a t a n y t i m e " ( m a t h e m a t i c s ) a n a b s t r a c t c o l l e c t i o n o f n u m b e r s o r s y m b o l s ; " t h e s e t
  • 101. o f p r i m e n u m b e r s i s i n f i n i t e " d e t e r m i n e : f i x c o n c l u s i v e l y o r a u t h o r i t a t i v e l y ; " s e t t h e r u l e s " f i x e d : f i x e d a n d u n m o v i n g ; " w i t h e y e s s e t i n a f i x e d g l a s s y s t a r e " ; " h i s b e a r d e d f a c e a l r e a d y h a s a s e t h o l l o w l o o k " - C o n n o r C r u i s e O ' B r i e n ; " a f a c e r i g i d w i t h p a i n " E n v i r o n m e n t v a r i a b l e s a r e a s e t o f d y n a m i c n a m e d v a l u e s t h a t c a n a f f e c t t h e w a y r u n n i n g p r o c e s s e s w i l l b e h a v e o n a c o m p u t e r . T h e y c a n b e s a i d i n s o m e s e n s e t o c r e a t e t h e
  • 102. A m a t c h i n g c o l l e c t i o n o f s i m i l a r t h i n g s ; A c o l l e c t i o n o f v a r i o u s o b j e c t s f o r a p a r t i c u l a r p u r p o s e ; A n o b j e c t m a d e u p s e v e r a l p a r t s ; A c o l l e c t i o n o f z e r o o r m o r e o b j e c t s , p o s s i b l y i n f i n i t e i n s i z e , a n d d i s r e g a r d i n g a n y o r d e r o r r e p e t i t i o n o f t h e o b j e c t s w h i c h m a y b e c o n t a i n e d w i t h i n i t ; ( . . . ( 2 . S e t s ) S i m i l a r t o t e n n i s , t h e s e r e f e r t o t h e c y c l e s o f r e p e t i t i o n s f o r e a c h e x e r c i s e m o v e m e n t . F o r e x a m p l e , y o u p e r f o r m e d 1 5 r e p e t i t i o n o f s q u a t s . T h a t s o n e
  • 103. s e t . T h e n y o u t a k e a 3 0 s e c o n d r e s t a n d y o u r e p e a t a n o t h e r s e t o f 1 5 r e p e t i t i o n o f s q u a t s . ( S e t s ) A n y c o l l e c t i o n , g r o u p i n g , o r p a c k a g i n g o f c i g a r e t t e p a p e r s m a d e u p b y a n y p e r s o n f o r d e l i v e r y t o t h e c o n s u m e r a s a u n i t . ( S e t s ) B a s i c a l l y , i t s r e f e r r i n g t o t h e g i r l o r g i r l s y o u a r e a b o u t t o t a l k t o . F o r e x a m p l e : 1 g i r l m e a n s 1 s e t . T w o g i r l s m e a n s t w o s e t . L a s t n i g h t , I o p e n e d a t w o s e t m e a n s y o u t a l k e d t o a g r o u p
  • 104. o f t w o g i r l s w h o w e r e h a n g i n g o u t ( S e t s ) G r o u p i n g o f r e p e t i t i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e 5 r e p s , 3 s e t s . T h a t m e a n s y o u w i l l d o t h e e x e r c i s e 1 5 t i m e s t o t a l . ( S e t s ) P o s t c a r d s p u b l i s h e d i n a g r o u p o f 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , o r 1 2 . T h e s e w e r e s o l d i n p a c k e t s o r i n d i v i d u a l l y . E x a m p l e s a r e : d a y s o f t h e w e e k o r m o n t h s o f t h e y e a r . ( S e t s ) T h e n u m b e r o f t i m e s a n e x e r c i s e i s p e r f o r m e d i n a w o r k o u t . laugh off deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems" kick up
  • 105. cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust" send-off noun send-off plural noun send-offs noun sendoff plural noun sendoffs a celebratory demonstration of goodwill at a person's departure. farewell goodbye adieu leave-taking valediction vale reach out reach: move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people" uphold verb uphold 3rd person present upholds past tense upheld past participle upheld gerund or present participle upholding confirm or support (something that has been questioned). maintain (a custom or practice). maintain sustain continue preserve protect champion defend keep hold to keep alive keep going back (up) stand by continue: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" upcoming adjective upcoming adjective up-coming forthcoming; about to happen. forthcoming coming impending future imminent approaching looming ahead in the pipeline in the offing on the horizon coming down the pike
  • 106. approaching: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" i n c o m i n g a d j e c t i v e i n c o m i n g i n t h e p r o c e s s o f c o m i n g i n ; a r r i v i n g . ( o f a m e s s a g e o r c o m m u n i c a t i o n ) b e i n g r e c e i v e d r a t h e r t h a n s e n t . a r r i v i n g e n t e r i n g a p p r o a c h i n g c o m i n g ( i n ) i n b o u n d ( o f a n o f f i c i a l o r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ) h a v i n g j u s t b e e n e l e c t e d o r a p p o i n t e d t o s u c c e e d a n o t h e r . n e w l y e l e c t e d n e w l y a p p o i n t e d s u c c e e d i n g n e w n e x t f u t u r e e l e c t t o - b e d e s i g n a t e n o u n i n c o m i n g p l u r a l n o u n i n c o m i n g s r e v e n u e ; i n c o m e .
  • 107. a r r i v i n g a t a p l a c e o r p o s i t i o n ; " i n c o m i n g c l a s s " ; " i n c o m i n g m a i l " snub verb snub 3rd person present snubs past tense snubbed past participle snubbed gerund or present participle snubbing rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully. rebuff spurn repulse cold-shoulder brush off give the cold shoulder to keep at arm's length ignore insult slight affront humiliate freeze out stiff give someone the brush-off check the movement of (a horse or boat), esp. by a rope wound around a post. noun snub plural noun snubs an act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something. rebuff repulse slap in the face humiliation insult slight affront brush-off kiss-off put-down adjective snub (of a person's or animal's nose) short and turned up at the end. ignore: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" g a m i n n o u n g a m i n p l u r a l n o u n g a m i n s a s t r e e t u r c h i n .
  • 108. u r c h i n r a g a m u f f i n w a i f s t r a y g u t t e r s n i p e W e b d e f i n i t i o n s s t r e e t a r a b : ( s o m e t i m e s o f f e n s i v e ) a h o m e l e s s b o y w h o h a s b e e n a b a n d o n e d a n d r o a m s t h e s t r e e t s