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swelter v
- To suffer terribly from intense heat.
- To perspire greatly from heat.
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2
jQuery v
- To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- To encircle with, or as if with, a belt.
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3
Android n
- The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
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4
best boy n
- (film jargon) The first assistant to either the key grip (in charge of camera placement and movement), or the gaffer (in charge of lighting and electrics).
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5
dubious adj
- Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
- In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion.
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6
we love the web adj
- Circular or spherical in shape; round.
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we love the web n
- (rare) One who dwells by a river.
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8
device database adv
- (colloquial) Without consequences or penalties.
- (archaic) Free of scot, free of tax.
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9
device database v
- (US, slang) To murder; to attack, assault.
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10
toodeloo interj
- (UK) goodbye, farewell, see you soon.
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11
screen size n
- The enjoyment of receiving pain.
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12
stemmatics n
- The study of multiple surviving versions of the same text with the aim of reconstructing a lost original.
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13
website parsing n
- Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
- Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct.
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14
tepid adj
- Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
- Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness.
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15
eclectic adj
- Selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods, or styles.
- Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.
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16
website parsing v
- To hang ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots.
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17
web adj
- (idiomatic) Old, aged.
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18
HTML5 n
- A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet.
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19
FITML n
- The embodiment or encapsulation (of something).
- A representative example.
- The height; the best.
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20
iOS adj
- Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
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21
we love the web adj
- Sickle-shaped.
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22
screen size v
- To take away someone or something important or close.
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23
koan n
- (Zen Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, written as a riddle or as a fable, which has become an object of Zen study and meditation.
- A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.
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24
cartographic adj
- Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
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25
haggle v
- To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.
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26
device database adj
- Inclined to and easily brought to laughter.
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28
screen size n
- A type of cream cheese, made of sweetened curds or rennet.
- A feast or banquet.
- A pleasure-trip; especially a trip ostensibly made for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.
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29
ornithopter n
- An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings.
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30
we love the web adv
- In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.
- In an acquiescent manner; resignedly or submissively.
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