fundamentally

30 07 2008

Adverbs
1. (adv.) basically, essentially, fundamentally;
  - in essence; at bottom or by one’s (or its) very nature;
  - “He is basically dishonest”; “the argument was essentially a technical one”; “for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person”;

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exhaust

30 07 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes;
  - gases ejected from an engine as waste products;

2. (n.) exhaust, exhaust system;
  - system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged;

Verbs
1. (verb) beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up;
  - wear out completely;
  - “This kind of work exhausts me”; “I’m beat”; “He was all washed up after the exam”;

2. (verb) consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out;
  - use up (resources or materials);
  - “this car consumes a lot of gas”; “We exhausted our savings”; “They run through 20 bottles of wine a week”;

3. (verb) exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire;
  - deplete;
  - “exhaust one’s savings”; “We quickly played out our strength”;

4. (verb) exhaust;
  - use up the whole supply of;
  - “We have exhausted the food supplies”;

5. (verb) discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release;
  - eliminate (a substance);
  - “combustion products are exhausted in the engine”; “the plant releases a gas”;

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penchant

30 07 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) penchant, predilection, preference, taste;
  - a strong liking;
  - “my own preference is for good literature”; “the Irish have a penchant for blarney”;

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beset

30 07 2008

Verbs
1. (verb) beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke;
  - annoy continually or chronically;
  - “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”; “This man harasses his female co-workers”;

2. (verb) beset, set upon;
  - assail or attack on all sides:;
  - “The zebra was beset by leopards”;

3. (verb) beset, encrust, incrust;
  - decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems);

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modish

30 07 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) a la mode, in style, in vogue, latest, modish;
  - in the current fashion or style;

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