explanation

31 01 2009

Nouns
1. (n.) account, explanation;
  - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.;
  - “the explanation was very simple”; “I expected a brief account”;

2. (n.) explanation;
  - thought that makes something comprehensible;

3. (n.) explanation;
  - the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible;
  - “I heard his explanation of the accident”;

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static

31 01 2009

Nouns
1. (n.) atmospheric static, atmospherics, static;
  - a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference;

2. (n.) static;
  - angry criticism;
  - “they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial”;

Adjectives
1. (adj.) inactive, motionless, static, still;
  - not in physical motion;
  - “the inertia of an object at rest”;

2. (adj.) electrostatic, static;
  - concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity;
  - “an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity”;

3. (adj.) stable, static, unchanging;
  - showing little if any change;
  - “a static population”;

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decimate

31 01 2009

Verbs
1. (verb) decimate;
  - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies;

2. (verb) annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out;
  - kill in large numbers;
  - “the plague wiped out an entire population”;

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recitation

31 01 2009

Nouns
1. (n.) recitation;
  - written matter that is recited from memory;

2. (n.) reading, recital, recitation;
  - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance;
  - “the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems”;

3. (n.) class period, course session, recitation;
  - a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study;

4. (n.) drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation;
  - systematic training by multiple repetitions;
  - “practice makes perfect”;

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scurrilous

31 01 2009

Adjectives
1. (adj.) abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous;
  - expressing offensive reproach;

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