The New Oxford American Dictionary QUOTES

1 " fem·i·nist n. a person who supports feminism. adj. of, relating to, or supporting feminism: feminist literature. late 19th cent.: from French féministe, from Latin femina 'woman'. "

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2 " be emotionally affected by someone or something that one admires; become ecstatic: teenagers swoon over Japanese pop singers. "

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3 " 2 HISTORICAL an ancient test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the accused to severe pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence. "

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4 " schoolkids laughing and horsing around. "

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5 " scow n. a wide-beamed sailing dinghy. a flat-bottomed boat with sloping ends used as a lighter and in dredging and other harbor services. mid 17th cent.: from Dutch schouw 'ferryboat'. "

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6 " Lu·cas George (1944- ), U.S. movie director, producer, and screenwriter. He wrote, directed, and produced the science-fiction movie Star Wars (1977) and then went on to write and produce The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), and Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999). He also wrote and produced the "Indiana Jones" series of movies (1981-89). "

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7 " fuck VULGAR SLANG v. [trans.] 1 have sexual intercourse with (someone). [intrans.] (of two people) have sexual intercourse. 2 ruin or damage (something). n. an act of sexual intercourse. [with adj.] a sexual partner. exclam. used alone or as a noun (the fuck) or a verb in various phrases to express anger, annoyance, contempt, impatience, or surprise, or simply for emphasis. go fuck yourself an exclamation expressing anger or contempt for, or rejection of, someone. not give a fuck (about) used to emphasize indifference or contempt. fuck around spend time doing unimportant or trivial things. have sexual intercourse with a variety of partners. (fuck around with) meddle with. fuck off [usu. in imperative] (of a person) go away. fuck someone over treat someone in an unfair or humiliating way. fuck someone up damage or confuse someone emotionally. fuck something up (or fuck up) do something badly or ineptly. fuck·a·ble adj. early 16th cent.: of Germanic origin (compare Swedish dialect focka and Dutch dialect fokkelen); possibly from an Indo-European root meaning 'strike', shared by Latin pugnus 'fist'. Despite the wideness and proliferation of its use in many sections of society, the word fuck remains (and has been for centuries) one of the most taboo words in English. Until relatively recently, it rarely appeared in print; even today, there are a number of euphemistic ways of referring to it in speech and writing, e.g., the F-word, f***, or fk. fuck·er n. VULGAR SLANG a contemptible or stupid person (often used as a general term of abuse). fuck·head n. VULGAR SLANG a stupid or contemptible person (often used as a general term of abuse). fuck·ing adj. [attrib.] & adv. [as submodifier] VULGAR SLANG used for emphasis or to express anger, annoyance, contempt, or surprise. fuck-me adj. VULGAR SLANG (of clothing, esp. shoes) inviting or perceived as inviting sexual interest. fuck-up n. VULGAR SLANG a mess or muddle. a person who has a tendency to make a mess of things. fuck·wit n. CHIEFLY BRIT., VULGAR SLANG a stupid or contemptible person (often used as a general term of abuse). fu·coid "

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8 " Es·pe·ran·to n. an artificial language devised in 1887 as an international medium of communication, based on roots from the chief European languages. Es·pe·ran·tist n. from the name Dr. Esperanto, used as a pen name by the inventor of the language, Ludwik L. Zamenhof (1858-1917), Polish physician; the literal sense is 'one who hopes' (based on Latin sperare 'to hope'). "

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9 " in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs: the situation between her and Jake had come to a head;the political situation in Russia. 2 the location and surroundings of a place: the situation of the town is pleasant. 3 FORMAL a position of employment; a job. sit·u·a·tion·aladj.sit·u·a·tion·al·lyadv. late Middle English (sense 2): from French, or from medieval Latin situatio(n-), from situare 'to place' (see SITUATE). Sense 1 dates "

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10 " heart-shaped velvety leaves and violet, pink, or white flowers. "

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11 " white el·e·phant n. a possession that is useless or troublesome, esp. one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of. from the story that the kings of Siam gave such animals as a gift to courtiers considered obnoxious, in order to ruin the recipient by the great expense incurred in maintaining the animal. "

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12 " a rounded, knotty depression in the center of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; "

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13 " fly in the ointment "

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14 " Linked entries: DAMIETTA "

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15 " the male reproductive fluid, containing spermatozoa in suspension. "

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16 " fly·blow n. flies' eggs contaminating food, esp. meat. fly·blown adj. dirty or contaminated, esp. through contact with flies and their eggs and larvae: the room was filthy and flyblown. "

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17 " Linked entries: "

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18 " ending, reduction, or lessening of something: noise abatement | an abatement in the purchase price. Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French abatre 'fell, put an end to' (see ABATE). Linked "

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19 " perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread: the storm suddenly abated. See note at ALLEVIATE. "

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20 " ve·to n. (pl.-toes) a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body: the legislature would have a veto over appointments to key posts. "

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