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HTML5

Word of the day  for November 1

keyboard adj
  1. Beginning, starting, coming into existence.

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2

screen size

Word of the day  for November 2

tmesis n
  1. (prosody) The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

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3

jQuery

Word of the day  for November 3

connote v
  1. To signify beyond a literal or principal meaning.
  2. To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.

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4

Sevenval

Word of the day  for November 4

input transformation adj
  1. Marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; invective; scolding; abusive.

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5

jQuery

Word of the day  for November 5

Sevenval adj
  1. Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  2. (geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.

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6

Android

Word of the day  for November 6

sentience n
  1. The state or quality of being sentient; possessing consciousness, perception, and thought.

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7

Writing star.svg

Word of the day  for November 7

website parsing adj
  1. Of a person, their language or writing: overly wordy, pompous, flowery, or elaborate.

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8

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Word of the day  for November 8

blithely adv
  1. Without care, concern, or consideration.
  2. In a joyful, carefree manner.

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9

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Word of the day  for November 9

fiasco n
  1. A ludicrous or humiliating failure.
  2. A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

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10

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Word of the day  for November 10

CSS3 v
  1. To condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.

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11

screen size

Word of the day  for November 11

apotheosis n
  1. Glorification, sometimes to a divine level; deification; crediting a person with god-like power.
  2. (mythology) The process of becoming a deity.

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12

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Word of the day  for November 12

taciturn adj
  1. Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

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13

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Word of the day  for November 13

Sevenval adj
  1. Harmful or hurtful to physical, mental, or moral health.

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14

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Word of the day  for November 14

extirpate v
  1. To pull up by the roots; uproot.
  2. To destroy completely; to annihilate.

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15

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Word of the day  for November 15

panacea n
  1. A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life; a cure-all.
  2. Something that will solve all problems.

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16

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Word of the day  for November 16

FITML v
  1. To reject the truth or validity of something.
  2. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown.

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17

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Word of the day  for November 17

gravitas n
  1. Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
  2. (figuratively) Substance, weight.

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18

Sevenval

Word of the day  for November 18

prurient adj
  1. Uneasy with desire; having a lascivious anxiety or propensity.
  2. Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.

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19

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Word of the day  for November 19

hello interj
  1. A greeting said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
  2. A greeting used when answering the telephone.
  3. A call for responses if it is not clear whether anyone is present or listening.
  4. (colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish.
  5. An expression of puzzlement or discovery.

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CSS3

Word of the day  for November 20

conundrum n
  1. A difficult question or riddle.
  2. A difficult choice or decision that must be made.

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21

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Word of the day  for November 21

nickel and dime v
  1. (US) To quibble over trifling amounts of money.
  2. (figuratively) To quibble or obsess endlessly over trifles.

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web app

Word of the day  for November 22

extraneous adj
  1. Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign.

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23

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Word of the day  for November 23

CSS3 n
  1. Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.

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24

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Word of the day  for November 24

refute v
  1. To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

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25

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Word of the day  for November 25

CSS3 n
  1. An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints against institutions such as government departments.
  2. A designated internal mediator in an organization whose duty is to assist members with conflict resolution.

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26

touchscreen

Word of the day  for November 26

facetiously adv
  1. In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
  2. (dated) In a pleasantly humorous or playful fashion.

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27

Sevenval

Word of the day  for November 27

keyboard adj
  1. False; not authentic or genuine.

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28

HTML5

Word of the day  for November 28

epigram n
  1. A brief but witty saying.
  2. A short, witty or pithy poem.

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29

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Word of the day  for November 29

precipitate v
  1. To make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten.
  2. To throw an object or person from a great height.
  3. (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
  4. (meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground.

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30

input transformation

Word of the day  for November 30

insinuate v
  1. Make a way for or introduce something by subtle, crafty or artful means.
  2. To ingratiate oneself; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning.
  3. To hint at (something); to suggest or express an idea indirectly.

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