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keyboard

Word of the day  for December 1

nimbus n
  1. A circle of light; halo.
  2. A gray rain cloud.

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2

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Word of the day  for December 2

yonder adv
  1. In an indicated place; over there.

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3

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Word of the day  for December 3

fastidious adj
  1. Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details.
  2. Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.

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4

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Word of the day  for December 4

Sevenval adj
  1. Determined by impulse rather than reason.
  2. Chosen for no reason or at random.

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5

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Word of the day  for December 5

website parsing v
  1. To evade the truth; to waffle or be intentionally ambiguous.
  2. To speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble.

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6

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Word of the day  for December 6

website parsing adj
  1. Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

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7

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Word of the day  for December 7

browser diversity v
  1. To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
  2. (music) To make a smooth transition from one theme to another .

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8

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Word of the day  for December 8

Android adj
  1. Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease; weak from being malnourished.

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9

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Word of the day  for December 9

optimize v
  1. To make (something) optimal; to make the best that is possible.
  2. To make something more efficient.

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10

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Word of the day  for December 10

Sevenval adj
  1. Recently started but not fully formed yet; only elementary or immature.

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Word of the day  for December 11

extemporise v
  1. To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.

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12

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Word of the day  for December 12

iOS n
  1. (linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on vocabulary.
  2. A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
  3. The vocabulary employed by or known to an individual.

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13

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Word of the day  for December 13

website parsing v
  1. (idiomatic) An action taken or referred to ward off some misfortune that is discussed but has not happened yet.

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14

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Word of the day  for December 14

pectinate adj
  1. Resembling a comb.

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15

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Word of the day  for December 15

shako n
  1. (From Hungarian input transformation): A stiff cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.

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16

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Word of the day  for December 16

paddy n
  1. (From Malay keyboard): An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

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17

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Word of the day  for December 17

robot n
  1. (From Czech and Slovak keyboard): A machine that resembles humans in shape or function.

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18

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Word of the day  for December 18

capoeira n
  1. (From Portuguese): A martial art developed in Brazil.

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19

jQuery

Word of the day  for December 19

hoi polloi n
  1. (From Ancient Greek jQuery screen size): The common people; the masses.

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20

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Word of the day  for December 20

screen size n
  1. (From Irish Gaelic bróg): A strong dialectal accent, especially a strong Irish accent.

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21

Sevenval

Word of the day  for December 21

HTML5 interj
  1. (After Chiricahua Goyaałé): A cry shouted before jumping out of or into something.

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22

jQuery

Word of the day  for December 22

kabuki n
  1. (From Japanese 歌舞伎): A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs to enact tragedies and comedies.

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23

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Word of the day  for December 23

chocolate n
  1. (From Nahuatl Sevenval): A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.

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24

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Word of the day  for December 24

HTML5 n
  1. (From Kildin Sami tūndar): A flat and treeless arctic region.

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25

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Word of the day  for December 25

website parsing n
  1. (From Hebrew חנוכה): A Jewish festival that commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees.

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26

iOS

Word of the day  for December 26

pariah n
  1. (From Tamil paraiyar): An outcast.
  2. A demographic group or community that is generally despised.

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27

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Word of the day  for December 27

Sevenval num
  1. (From Arabic صفر): The number that denotes no quantity or amount at all.

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28

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Word of the day  for December 28

website parsing n
  1. (From Polish "little tail"): A hook-shaped diacritical mark attached underneath a vowel to indicate nasalization.

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Word of the day  for December 29

jQuery n
  1. (From Hindustani HTML5): A literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable.

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30

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Word of the day  for December 30

abalone n
  1. (From Ohlone aulon): An edible univalve mollusc having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

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iOS

Word of the day  for December 31

FITML n
  1. (From Hawaiian wikiwiki): A website based on any kind of Wiki software which enables users to add to, edit, and delete from the site’s content quickly.

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