length

30 01 2009

Nouns
1. (n.) length;
  - the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place;
  - “the length of the table was 5 feet”;

2. (n.) duration, length;
  - continuance in time;
  - “the ceremony was of short duration”; “he complained about the length of time required”;

3. (n.) length;
  - the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;
  - “the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words”;

4. (n.) distance, length;
  - size of the gap between two places;
  - “the distance from New York to Chicago”; “he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points”;

5. (n.) length;
  - a section of something that is long and narrow;
  - “a length of timber”; “a length of tubing”;

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battery

30 01 2009

Nouns
1. (n.) battery;
  - group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place;

2. (n.) battery, electric battery;
  - a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series;

3. (n.) battery;
  - a collection of related things intended for use together;
  - “took a battery of achievement tests”;

4. (n.) battery;
  - a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher;

5. (n.) battery, stamp battery;
  - a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores;

6. (n.) barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling;
  - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target;
  - “they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops”; “the shelling went on for hours without pausing”;

7. (n.) assault and battery, battery;
  - an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact;

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account

30 01 2009

Nouns
1. (n.) account, chronicle, history, story;
  - a record or narrative description of past events;
  - “a history of France”; “he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president”; “the story of exposure to lead”;

2. (n.) account, news report, report, story, write up;
  - a short account of the news;
  - “the report of his speech”; “the story was on the 11 o’clock news”; “the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious”;

3. (n.) account, business relationship;
  - a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services;
  - “he asked to see the executive who handled his account”;

4. (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”;

5. (n.) account, score;
  - grounds;
  - “don’t do it on my account”; “the paper was rejected on account of its length”; “he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful”;

6. (n.) account;
  - importance or value;
  - “a person of considerable account”; “he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance”;

7. (n.) account, account statement, accounting;
  - a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;
  - “they send me an accounting every month”;

8. (n.) account, report;
  - the act of informing by verbal report;
  - “he heard reports that they were causing trouble”; “by all accounts they were a happy couple”;

9. (n.) account, bill, invoice;
  - an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered;
  - “he paid his bill and left”; “send me an account of what I owe”;

10. (n.) account;
  - the quality of taking advantage;
  - “she turned her writing skills to good account”;

Verbs
1. (verb) account;
  - be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something;
  - “Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam”;

2. (verb) account, calculate;
  - keep an account of;

3. (verb) account, describe, report;
  - to give an account or representation of in words;
  - “Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental”;

4. (verb) account, answer for;
  - furnish a justifying analysis or explanation;
  - “I can’t account for the missing money”;

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deify

30 01 2009

Verbs
1. (verb) deify;
  - consider as a god or godlike;
  - “These young men deify financial success”;

2. (verb) deify;
  - exalt to the position of a God;
  - “the people deified their King”;

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perfidy

30 01 2009

Nouns
1. (n.) perfidiousness, perfidy, treachery;
  - betrayal of a trust;

2. (n.) betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason;
  - an act of deliberate betrayal;

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