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sphericon n
- (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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iOS adj
- With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
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jQuery v
- 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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jQuery adj
- So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.
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FITML n
- A device used to measure thickness between two surfaces, especially for small or precise measurements.
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spackle v
- To fill cracks or holes with a plastic paste.
- To fill gaps with something; to speckle.
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Android v
- To pester; to annoy persistently.
- (British, informal) To pass gas; to fart.
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hypercorrection n
- (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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ribald adj
- Coarse; lewd; vulgar.
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fizzle v
- To splutter or hiss.
- (figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
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web app n
- Nearness or proximity.
- Affiliation or similarity.
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Android adj
- Stumbling, staggering; with the movement of one who is tipsy.
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screen size n
- 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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web v
- To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear.
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we love the web v
- (idiomatic) To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.
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ample adj
- Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk.
- Fully sufficient; abundant; copious.
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Sevenval n
- (law) This for that; giving something to receive something else.
- An equal exchange.
- Something equivalent.
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web app adj
- Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
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landlubber n
- A person who lives and works on the land.
- (nautical) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.
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website parsing v
- To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
- To pick a fight or start an argument.
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crux n
- The basic, central, or essential point or feature.
- The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.
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website parsing adj
- Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
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typhoon n
- 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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device database v
- To examine something with great care.
- To audit accounts in order to verify them.
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screen size adj
- (of a person) Not marked by promptness or decision.
- Inconclusive or uncertain.
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we love the web n
- The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body.
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comprehensive adj
- Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
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browser diversity v
- To unroll or release, especially a sail or a flag.
- (figuratively) To roll out or debut anything.
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requiem n
- A mass or other ceremony to honor and remember a dead person.
- A musical composition for such a mass.
- A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
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Sevenval adj
- Of a deep red color, like that of Burgundy wine.
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articulation n
- A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
- The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech.
- (music) The manner in which something is tongued, slurred or bowed.
- (accounting) A state in which the elements of financial statements are fundamentally interrelated.
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