intercede

12 05 2008

Verbs
1. (verb) arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, liaise, mediate;
  - act between parties with a view to reconciling differences;
  - “He interceded in the family dispute”; “He mediated a settlement”;

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accommodate

11 05 2008

Verbs
1. (verb) accommodate, fit, suit;
  - be agreeable or acceptable to;
  - “This suits my needs”;

2. (verb) accommodate, adapt;
  - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose;
  - “Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country”;

3. (verb) accommodate;
  - provide with something desired or needed;
  - “Can you accommodate me with a rental car?”;

4. (verb) accommodate, admit, hold;
  - have room for; hold without crowding;
  - “This hotel can accommodate 250 guests”; “The theater admits 300 people”; “The auditorium can’t hold more than 500 people”;

5. (verb) accommodate, lodge;
  - provide housing for;
  - “We are lodging three foreign students this semester”;

6. (verb) accommodate, oblige;
  - provide a service or favor for someone;
  - “We had to oblige him”;

7. (verb) accommodate, conciliate, reconcile;
  - make (one thing) compatible with (another);
  - “The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories”;

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handkerchief

10 05 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) handkerchief, hankey, hankie, hanky;
  - a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory;

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courteous

9 05 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) courteous, gracious, nice;
  - exhibiting courtesy and politeness;
  - “a nice gesture”;

2. (adj.) courteous;
  - characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners;
  - “if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world”;

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outrageous

7 05 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous;
  - grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror;
  - “subjected to outrageous cruelty”; “a hideous pattern of injustice”; “horrific conditions in the mining industry”;

2. (adj.) exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious;
  - greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
  - “exorbitant rent”; “extortionate prices”; “spends an outrageous amount on entertainment”; “usurious interest rate”; “unconscionable spending”;

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Buddha

6 05 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) buddha, gautama, gautama buddha, gautama siddhartha, siddhartha;
  - founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC);

2. (n.) buddha;
  - one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment;

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implement

4 05 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) implement;
  - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end;

Verbs
1. (verb) implement;
  - apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design;
  - “implement a procedure”;

2. (verb) apply, enforce, implement;
  - ensure observance of laws and rules;
  - “Apply the rules to everyone”;

3. (verb) carry out, follow out, follow through, follow up, go through, implement, put through;
  - pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue;
  - “Did he go through with the treatment?”; “He implemented a new economic plan”; “She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal”;

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either

3 05 2008

Adverbs
1. (adv.) either;
  - after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise’ or `also’;
  - “he isn’t stupid, but he isn’t exactly a genius either”; “I don’t know either”; “if you don’t order dessert I won’t either”;

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despair

2 05 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) despair, desperation;
  - a state in which all hope is lost or absent;
  - “in the depths of despair”; “they were rescued from despair at the last minute”; “courage born of desperation”;

2. (n.) despair;
  - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well;
  - “they moaned in despair and dismay”; “one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair”;

Verbs
1. (verb) despair;
  - abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart;
  - “Don’t despair–help is on the way!”;

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though

1 05 2008

Adverbs
1. (adv.) though;
  - (postpositive) however;
  - “it might be unpleasant, though”;

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