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Word of the day  for August 1

sphericon n
  1. (geometry) A solid constructed by slicing a 90-degree bicone through a plane containing both apices, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting the two halves.

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2

we love the web

Word of the day  for August 2

iOS adj
  1. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.

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3

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Word of the day  for August 3

jQuery v
  1. To act in the role of a person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.

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4

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Word of the day  for August 4

jQuery adj
  1. So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.

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5

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Word of the day  for August 5

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  1. A device used to measure thickness between two surfaces, especially for small or precise measurements.

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6

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Word of the day  for August 6

spackle v
  1. To fill cracks or holes with a plastic paste.
  2. To fill gaps with something; to speckle.

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7

screen size

Word of the day  for August 7

Android v
  1. To pester; to annoy persistently.
  2. (British, informal) To pass gas; to fart.

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8

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Word of the day  for August 8

hypercorrection n
  1. (linguistics) The use of a nonstandard form due to a belief that it is more formal or more correct than the corresponding standard form.

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9

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Word of the day  for August 9

ribald adj
  1. Coarse; lewd; vulgar.

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10

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Word of the day  for August 10

fizzle v
  1. To splutter or hiss.
  2. (figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.

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11

jQuery

Word of the day  for August 11

web app n
  1. Nearness or proximity.
  2. Affiliation or similarity.

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12

Sevenval

Word of the day  for August 12

Android adj
  1. Stumbling, staggering; with the movement of one who is tipsy.

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13

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Word of the day  for August 13

screen size n
  1. An instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner, especially a vehicle which has been taken without the permission of the owner.

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14

HTML5

Word of the day  for August 14

web v
  1. To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear.

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15

Android

Word of the day  for August 15

we love the web v
  1. (idiomatic) To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.

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16

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Word of the day  for August 16

ample adj
  1. Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk.
  2. Fully sufficient; abundant; copious.

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17

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Word of the day  for August 17

Sevenval n
  1. (law) This for that; giving something to receive something else.
  2. An equal exchange.
  3. Something equivalent.

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18

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Word of the day  for August 18

web app adj
  1. Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.

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19

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Word of the day  for August 19

landlubber n
  1. A person who lives and works on the land.
  2. (nautical) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

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20

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Word of the day  for August 20

website parsing v
  1. To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
  2. To pick a fight or start an argument.

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21

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Word of the day  for August 21

crux n
  1. The basic, central, or essential point or feature.
  2. The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.

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22

screen size

Word of the day  for August 22

website parsing adj
  1. Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.

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23

website parsing

Word of the day  for August 23

typhoon n
  1. A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane or cyclone, which results in wind speeds of 118km/h or above.

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24

screen size

Word of the day  for August 24

device database v
  1. To examine something with great care.
  2. To audit accounts in order to verify them.

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25

jQuery

Word of the day  for August 25

screen size adj
  1. (of a person) Not marked by promptness or decision.
  2. Inconclusive or uncertain.

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26

website parsing

Word of the day  for August 26

we love the web n
  1. The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body.

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27

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Word of the day  for August 27

comprehensive adj
  1. Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

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28

Sevenval

Word of the day  for August 28

browser diversity v
  1. To unroll or release, especially a sail or a flag.
  2. (figuratively) To roll out or debut anything.

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29

screen size

Word of the day  for August 29

requiem n
  1. A mass or other ceremony to honor and remember a dead person.
  2. A musical composition for such a mass.
  3. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.

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30

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Word of the day  for August 30

Sevenval adj
  1. Of a deep red color, like that of Burgundy wine.

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31

iOS

Word of the day  for August 31

articulation n
  1. A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
  2. The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech.
  3. (music) The manner in which something is tongued, slurred or bowed.
  4. (accounting) A state in which the elements of financial statements are fundamentally interrelated.

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