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CentralNotice Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to navigation Jump to search 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams 2 Middle English 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Descendants English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .) Pronunciation [ edit ] Rhymes: -ʌdəl Verb [ edit ] spuddle ( third-person singular simple present spuddles , present participle spuddling , simple past and past participle spuddled ) ( obsolete , Southern England ) To make a lot of fuss about trivial things, as if they were important [1] ( Can we verify ( + ) this sense?) ( obsolete ) To work ineffectively ; to work hard but achieve nothing References [ edit ] ^ Wright, Joseph (1904) The English Dialect Dictionary ‎ [1] , volume ...

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[ dismiss ] CentralNotice Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to navigation Jump to search 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Derived terms English [ edit ] Noun [ edit ] rapid unplanned disassembly ( plural rapid unplanned disassemblies ) ( engineering , euphemistic ) an explosion or breakup of a vehicle , usually an airplane or a rocket . Synonyms [ edit ] rapid unplanned self-disassembly rapid unexpected self-disassembly rapid unscheduled self-disassembly rapid uncontrolled self-disassembly rapid uncontrolled disassembly rapid unscheduled disassembly rapid unexpected disassembly rapid unanticipated disassembly Derived terms [ edit ] RUD ( abbreviation ) NewPP limit report Parsed by mw1409 Cached time: 20210106162739 Cache expiry: 2592000 Dynamic content: false Complications: [] CPU time usage: 0.164 seconds Real time usag...

CentralNotice Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to navigation Jump to search 1 Swedish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.4 References Swedish [ edit ] FWOTD – 1 July 2013 Etymology [ edit ] From skämmas ( “ to be embarrassed ” ) +‎ kudde ( “ pillow; (couch) cushion ” ) . It refers to the idea of seeing something so embarrassing that one gets the urge to hide one's face in a pillow or couch cushion, for example when watching a television program from a couch. The word has been attested in writing from at least 2002 and was possibly used as early as the 1980s. [1] Pronunciation [ edit ] IPA ( key ) : /ˈɧɛmsˌkɵdːe/ Noun [ edit ] skämskudde c ( humorous ) a real or imagined pillow used to cope with the awkward feeling caused by witnessing something embarrassing; literally " embarrassment pillow ". 2004 ...

CentralNotice Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation , search English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] schlock +‎ -meister Noun [ edit ] schlockmeister ‎( plural schlockmeisters ) ( slang , derogatory , chiefly Canada , US ) A writer of schlock ; an author , film director , etc. who produces tasteless and inferior works. NewPP limit report Parsed by mw1252 Cached time: 20170204163546 Cache expiry: 2592000 Dynamic content: false CPU time usage: 0.060 seconds Real time usage: 0.087 seconds Preprocessor visited node count: 63/1000000 Preprocessor generated node count: 0/1500000 Post‐expand include size: 2088/2097152 bytes Template argument size: 0/2097152 bytes Highest expansion depth: 3/40 Expensive parser function count: 0/500 Lua time usage: 0.043/10.000 seconds Lua memory usage: 2.56 MB/50 MB Transclusion expansion time report (%,ms,c...

CentralNotice Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation , search See also: Crème de la Crème and creme de la creme 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun English [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] creme de la creme Pronunciation [ edit ] Audio (US) Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. ( file ) Audio (UK) Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. ( file ) Etymology [ edit ] Borrowing from French crème de la crème (literally “ cream...

CentralNotice Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation , search WOTD – 30 May 2008 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From Latin obsequiōsus ( “ complaisant , obsequious ” ), from obsequium ( “ compliance ” ), from obsequor ( “ comply with, yield to ” ), from ob ( “ in the direction of, towards ” ) + sequor ( “ follow ” ) (see sequel). Pronunciation [ edit ] ( UK , US ) IPA ( key ) : /əbˈsiːkwi.əs/ Audio (US) Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. ( file ) Adjective [ edit ] obsequious ( comparative more obsequious , superlative most obsequious ) ...

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CentralNotice Newton Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation , search See also: newton 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Anagrams 2 German 2.1 Noun English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] Old English new town . Compare same construction in Italian Napoli ( “ Naples ” ). Proper noun [ edit ] Newton The name of many English places . An English habitational surname for someone from any of these places Sir Isaac Newton , English physicist , mathematician , astronomer , alchemist , and natural philosopher Translations [ edit ] place name Arabic: نيوتن m ( nyūtan ) Chinese: Mandarin: 牛頓 (zh) , 牛顿 ( Niúdùn ) Japanese: ニュートン (ja) ( Nyūton ) Korean: 뉴턴 ( Nyuteon ) Russian: Ньютон m ( Nʹjúton, Nʹjutón ) surname Arabic: نيوتن ( nyūtan ) Chinese...