Group 26 - Riffle Glossary

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catfish n., pl -fish or -fishes. 1) any of numerous mainly freshwater teleost fishes having whisker-like barbels around the mouth, esp the silurids of Europe and Asia and the horned pouts of North America. 2) another name for wolffish. ;

cavalry n., pl -ries. 1) (esp formerly) the part of an army composed of mounted troops. 2) the armoured element of a modern army. 3) (as modifier). ;

cleric n.a member of the clergy ;

affective adj.1) psychology relating to affects. 2) concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection. ;

fig vb. figs, figging, figged (tr). 1) (foll by out or up) to dress (up) or rig (out). 2) to administer stimulating drugs to (a horse). ;n.3) dress, appearance, or array (esp in the phrase in full fig). 4) physical condition or form. ;abbreviation for .1) figurative(ly). 2) figure. ;

piss vb.1) (intr) to urinate. 2) (tr) to discharge as or in one's urine. ;n.3) an act of urinating. 4) urine. 5) Austral beer. 6). 7). 8). 9). ;

entrepreneurial <No meaning yet.>

seduce vb. (tr). 1) to persuade to engage in sexual intercourse. 2) to lead astray, as from the right action. 3) to win over, attract, or lure. ;

wig <No meaning yet.>

amenities <No meaning yet.>

meteor n.1) a very small meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. Such objects have speeds approaching 70 kilometres per second. 2) Also called: shooting star, falling star. ;

eh interj.an exclamation used to express questioning surprise or to seek the repetition or confirmation of a statement or question. Eh? What did you say? ;

zoom vb.1) to make or cause to make a continuous buzzing or humming sound. 2) to move or cause to move with such a sound. 3) (intr) to move very rapidly; rush. 4) to cause (an aircraft) to climb briefly at an unusually steep angle, or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way. 5) (intr) (of prices) to rise rapidly. ;n.6) the sound or act of zooming. 7) See: zoom lens. ;

rein n.1) (often plural) one of a pair of long straps, usually connected together and made of leather, used to control a horse, running from the side of the bit or the headstall to the hand of the rider, driver, or trainer. 2) a similar device used to control a very young child. 3) any form or means of control. 4) the direction in which a rider turns (in phrases such as on a left (or right) rein, change the rein). 5) something that restrains, controls, or guides. 6). 7). 8). 9). ;vb.10) (tr) to check, restrain, hold back, or halt with or as if with reins. 11) to control or guide (a horse) with a rein or reins. ;

attest vb.1) (tr) to affirm the correctness or truth of. 2) (when intr, usually foll by to) to witness (an act, event, etc.) or bear witness to (an act, event, etc.) as by signature or oath. 3) (tr) to make evident; demonstrate. 4) (tr) to provide evidence for. ;

electorate n.1) the body of all qualified voters. 2) the rank, position, or territory of an elector of the Holy Roman Empire. 3) Austral and NZ the area represented by a Member of Parliament. 4) Austral and NZ the voters in a constituency. ;

mutation n.1) the act or process of mutating; change; alteration. 2) a change or alteration. 3) a change in the chromosomes or genes of a cell. When this change occurs in the gametes the structure and development of the resultant offspring may be affected. 4) another word for mutant 1). 5) a physical characteristic of an individual resulting from this type of chromosomal change. 6) phonetics. a) (in Germanic languages) another name for umlaut. b) (in Celtic languages) a phonetic change in certain initial consonants caused by a preceding word. ;

commercially <No meaning yet.>

eyewitness n.a) a person present at an event who can describe what happened. b) (as modifier). ;

pneumonia n.inflammation of one or both lungs, in which the air sacs (alveoli) become filled with liquid, which renders them useless for breathing. It is usually caused by bacterial (esp pneumococcal) or viral infection ;

brutality <No meaning yet.>

duct n.1) a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, esp a fluid or gas, is conveyed. 2) any bodily passage, esp one conveying secretions or excretions. 3) a narrow tubular cavity in plants, often containing resin or some other substance. 4) Also called: conduit. 5) a passage through which air can flow, as in air conditioning. 6) the ink reservoir in a printing press. ;

pulp n.1) soft or fleshy plant tissue, such as the succulent part of a fleshy fruit. 2) a moist mixture of cellulose fibres, as obtained from wood, from which paper is made. 3). a) a magazine or book containing trite or sensational material, and usually printed on cheap rough paper. b) (as modifier). 4) dentistry the soft innermost part of a tooth, containing nerves and blood vessels. 5) any soft soggy mass or substance. 6) mining pulverized ore, esp when mixed with water. ;vb.7) to reduce (a material or solid substance) to pulp or (of a material or solid substance) to be reduced to pulp. 8) (tr) to remove the pulp from (fruit). ;

stuffed <No meaning yet.>

woo vb. woos, wooing, wooed. 1) to seek the affection, favour, or love of (a woman) with a view to marriage. 2) (tr) to seek after zealously or hopefully. 3) (tr) to bring upon oneself (good or evil results) by one's own action. 4) (tr) to beg or importune (someone). ;

nostril n.either of the two external openings of the nose ;

monarch n.1) a sovereign head of state, esp a king, queen, or emperor, who rules usually by hereditary right. 2) a supremely powerful or pre-eminent person or thing. 3) Also called: milkweed. ;

eyelid n.1) either of the two muscular folds of skin that can be moved to cover the exposed portion of the eyeball. 2) Also called: clamshell. ;

cradle n.1) a baby's bed with enclosed sides, often with a hood and rockers. 2) a place where something originates or is nurtured during its early life. 3) the earliest period of life. 4) a frame, rest, or trolley made to support or transport a piece of equipment, aircraft, ship, etc. 5) a platform, cage, or trolley, in which workmen are suspended on the side of a building or ship. 6) the part of a telephone on which the handset rests when not in use. 7) a holder connected to a computer allowing data to be transferred from a PDA, digital camera, etc. 8) another name for creeper 5). 9) agriculture. a) a framework of several wooden fingers attached to a scythe to gather the grain into bunches as it is cut. b) a scythe equipped with such a cradle; cradle scythe. c) a collar of wooden fingers that prevents a horse or cow from turning its head and biting itself. 10) Also called: rocker. 11) engraving a tool that produces the pitted surface of a copper mezzotint plate before the design is engraved upon it. 12) a framework used to prevent the bedclothes from touching a sensitive part of an injured person. 13). ;vb.14) (tr) to rock or place in or as if in a cradle; hold tenderly. 15) (tr) to nurture in or bring up from infancy. 16) (tr) to replace (the handset of a telephone) on the cradle. 17) to reap (grain) with a cradle scythe. 18) (tr) to wash (soil bearing gold, etc.) in a cradle. 19) lacrosse to keep (the ball) in the net of the stick, esp while running with it. ;

curry n., pl -ries. 1) a spicy dish of oriental, esp Indian, origin that is made in many ways but usually consists of meat or fish prepared in a hot piquant sauce. 2) curry seasoning or sauce. 3). ;vb. -ries, -rying, -ried. 4) (tr) to prepare (food) with curry powder or sauce. ;vb. -ries, -rying, -ried (tr). 1) to beat vigorously, as in order to clean. 2) to dress and finish (leather) after it has been tanned to make it strong, flexible, and waterproof. 3) to groom (a horse). 4). ;

pathogen n.any agent that can cause disease ;

eruption <No meaning yet.>

crook n.1) a curved or hooked thing. 2) a staff with a hooked end, such as a bishop's crosier or shepherd's staff. 3) a turn or curve; bend. 4) informal a dishonest person, esp a swindler or thief. 5) the act or an instance of crooking or bending. 6) Also called: shank. ;vb.7) to bend or curve or cause to bend or curve. ;adj.8) Austral and NZ informal. a) ill. b) of poor quality. c) unpleasant; bad. 9). 10). ;

ranger n.1) (sometimes capital) an official in charge of a forest, park, estate, nature reserve, etc. 2) chiefly US a person employed to patrol a State or national park or forest. 3) US one of a body of armed troops employed to police a State or district. 4) (in the US and certain other armies) a commando specially trained in making raids. 5) a person who wanders about large areas of country; a rover. ;n. Brit. a member of the senior branch of the Guides ;n.any of a series of nine American lunar probes launched between 1961 and 1965, three of which transmitted to earth photographs of the moon ;

scalp n.1) anatomy the skin and subcutaneous tissue covering the top of the head. 2) (among North American Indians) a part of this removed as a trophy from a slain enemy. 3) a trophy or token signifying conquest. 4) hunting chiefly US a piece of hide cut from the head of a victim as a trophy or as proof of killing in order to collect a bounty. ;informal chiefly US. a small speculative profit taken in quick transactions. 6) Scot dialect a projection of bare rock from vegetation. ;vb. (tr). 7) to cut the scalp from. ;informal chiefly US. to purchase and resell (securities) quickly so as to make several small profits. 9) informal to buy (tickets) cheaply and resell at an inflated price. ;

thou n., pl thous or thou. 1) one thousandth of an inch. 1 thou is equal to 0.0254 millimetre. 2) informal short for thousand. ;

spacious adj.having a large capacity or area ;

unravel vb. -els, -elling, -elled or US -els, -eling, -eled. 1) (tr) to reduce (something knitted or woven) to separate strands. 2) (tr) to undo or untangle (something tangled or knotted). 3) (tr) to explain or solve. 4) (intr) to become unravelled. ;

smuggle vb.1) to import or export (prohibited or dutiable goods) secretly. 2) (tr; often foll by into or out of) to bring or take secretly, as against the law or rules. 3) (tr; foll by away) to conceal; hide. ;

mint n.1) a place where money is coined by governmental authority. 2) a very large amount of money. ;adj.3) (of coins, postage stamps, etc.) in perfect condition as issued. 4) Brit informal excellent; impressive. 5). ;vb.6) to make (coins) by stamping metal. 7) (tr) to invent (esp phrases or words). ;

commonplace adj.1) ordinary; everyday. 2) dull and obvious; trite. ;n.3) something dull and trite, esp a remark; platitude; truism. 4) a passage in a book marked for inclusion in a commonplace book, etc. 5) an ordinary or common thing. ;

mislead vb. -leads, -leading, -led (tr). 1) to give false or misleading information to. 2) to lead or guide in the wrong direction. ;

dawn n.1) daybreak; sunrise. Related adj: auroral. 2) the sky when light first appears in the morning. 3) the beginning of something. ;vb. (intr). 4) to begin to grow light after the night. 5) to begin to develop, appear, or expand. 6) (usually foll by on or upon) to begin to become apparent (to). ;

dip <No meaning yet.>

persuasive adj.having the power or ability to persuade; tending to persuade ;

premium n.1) an amount paid in addition to a standard rate, price, wage, etc.; bonus. 2) the amount paid or payable, usually in regular instalments, for an insurance policy. 3) the amount above nominal or par value at which something sells. 4). a) an offer of something free or at a specially reduced price as an inducement to buy a commodity or service. b) (as modifier). 5) a prize given to the winner of a competition; award. 6) US an amount sometimes charged for a loan of money in addition to the interest. 7) great value or regard. 8) a fee, now rarely required, for instruction or apprenticeship in a profession or trade. 9). ;

incidentally adv.1) as a subordinate or chance occurrence. 2) (sentence modifier) by the way. ;

phd <No meaning yet.>

deregulation <No meaning yet.>

generalization n.1) a principle, theory, etc., with general application. 2) the act or an instance of generalizing. 3) psychology the evoking of a response learned to one stimulus by a different but similar stimulus. 4) logic the derivation of a general statement from a particular one, formally by prefixing a quantifier and replacing a subject term by a bound variable. If the quantifier is universal (universal generalization) the argument is not in general valid; if it is existential (existential generalization) it is valid. 5) logic any statement ascribing a property to every member of a class (universal generalization) or to one or more members (existential generalization). ;

contraction n.1) an instance of contracting or the state of being contracted. 2) physiology any normal shortening or tensing of an organ or part, esp of a muscle, e.g. during childbirth. 3) pathology any abnormal tightening or shrinking of an organ or part. 4) a shortening of a word or group of words, often marked in written English by an apostrophe. ;

avid adj.1) very keen; enthusiastic. 2) (postpositive; often foll by for or of) eager (for); desirous (of); greedy (for). ;

mythology n., pl -gies. 1) a body of myths, esp one associated with a particular culture, institution, person, etc. 2) a body of stories about a person, institution, etc. 3) myths collectively. 4) the study or collecting of myths. ;

stalk vb.1) to follow or approach (game, prey, etc.) stealthily and quietly. 2) to pursue persistently and, sometimes, attack (a person with whom one is obsessed, often a celebrity). 3) to spread over (a place) in a menacing or grim manner. 4) (intr) to walk in a haughty, stiff, or threatening way. 5) to search or draw (a piece of land) for prey. ;n.6) the act of stalking. 7) a stiff or threatening stride. ;

farmland n.land used or suitable for farming ;

municipality n., pl -ties. 1) a city, town, or district enjoying some degree of local self-government. 2) the governing body of such a unit. ;

inaccurate adj.;n.ot accurate; imprecise, inexact, or erroneous. Derived words: ;

commemorate vb. (tr). to honour or keep alive the memory of ;

groom n.1) a person employed to clean and look after horses. 2) See: bridegroom. 3) any of various officers of a royal or noble household. 4) archaic a male servant or attendant. 5) archaic and poetic a young man. ;vb. (tr). 6) to make or keep (clothes, appearance, etc.) clean and tidy. 7) to rub down, clean, and smarten (a horse, dog, etc.). 8) to train or prepare for a particular task, occupation, etc. 9) to win the confidence of (a victim) in order to a commit sexual assault on him or her. ;

filthy adj. filthier, filthiest. 1) characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene. 2) offensive or vicious. 3) informal chiefly Brit extremely unpleasant. ;adv.4) extremely; disgustingly. ;

exceptionally <No meaning yet.>

rampant adj.1) unrestrained or violent in behaviour, desire, opinions, etc. 2) growing or developing unchecked. 3) (postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) standing on the hind legs, the right foreleg raised above the left. 4) (of an arch) having one abutment higher than the other. ;

chile n.a variant spelling of chilli ;n.a republic in South America, on the Pacific, with a total length of about 4090 km (2650 miles) and an average width of only 177 km (110 miles): gained independence from Spain in 1818; the government of President Allende (elected 1970) attempted the implementation of Marxist policies within a democratic system until overthrown by a military coup (1973); democracy restored 1988. Chile consists chiefly of the Andes in the east, the Atacama Desert in the north, a central fertile region, and a huge S region of almost uninhabitable mountains, glaciers, fjords, and islands; an important producer of copper, iron ore, nitrates, etc. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Santiago. Pop.: 15 997 000 (2004 est.). Area: 756 945 sq. km (292 256 sq. miles) ;

outweigh vb. (tr). 1) to prevail over; overcome. 2) to be more important or significant than. 3) to be heavier than. ;

nanny n., pl -nies. 1) a nurse or nursemaid for children. 2). a) any person or thing regarded as treating people like children, esp by being patronizing or overprotective. b) (as modifier). 3) a child's word for grandmother. ;vb. nannies, nannying, nannied. 4) (intr) to nurse or look after someone else's children. 5) (tr) to be overprotective towards. ;

stylish adj.having style; smart; fashionable ;

demographics <No meaning yet.>

simultaneous adj.1) occurring, existing, or operating at the same time; concurrent. ;n.2) chess a display in which one player plays a number of opponents at once, walking from board to board. ;

tabloid n.1) a newspaper with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style. 2) (modifier) designed to appeal to a mass audience or readership; sensationalist. ;

baptist <No meaning yet.>

nonexistent <No meaning yet.>

fulfillment <No meaning yet.>

antiquity n., pl -ties. 1) the quality of being ancient or very old. 2) the far distant past, esp the time preceding the Middle Ages in Europe. 3) the people of ancient times collectively; the ancients. ;

nestle <No meaning yet.>

glimpse n.1) a brief or incomplete view. 2) a vague indication. 3) archaic a glimmer of light. ;vb.4) (tr) to catch sight of briefly or momentarily. 5) (intr; usually foll by at) chiefly US to look (at) briefly or cursorily; glance (at). 6) (intr) archaic to shine faintly; glimmer. ;

utter vb.1) to give audible expression to (something). 2) criminal law to put into circulation (counterfeit coin, forged banknotes, etc.). 3) (tr) to make publicly known; publish. 4) obsolete to give forth, issue, or emit. ;adj. (prenominal). (intensifier) ;

cuban <No meaning yet.>

shred n.1) a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off. 2) a very small piece or amount; scrap. ;vb. shreds, shredding, shredded or shred. 3) (tr) to tear or cut into shreds. ;

gunfire n.1) the firing of one or more guns, esp when done repeatedly. 2) the use of firearms, as contrasted with other military tactics. ;

ailment n.a slight but often persistent illness ;

tier n.1) one of a set of rows placed one above and behind the other, such as theatre seats. 2). a) a layer or level. b) (in combination). 3) a rank, order, or row. ;vb.4) to be or arrange in tiers. ;n.a person or thing that ties ;

fugitive n.1) a person who flees. 2) a thing that is elusive or fleeting. ;adj.3) fleeing, esp from arrest or pursuit. 4) not permanent; fleeting; transient. 5) moving or roving about. ;

intrusion n.1) the act or an instance of intruding; an unwelcome visit, interjection, etc. 2). a) the movement of magma from within the earth's crust into spaces in the overlying strata to form igneous rock. b) any igneous rock formed in this way. 3) property law an unlawful entry onto land by a stranger after determination of a particular estate of freehold and before the remainderman or reversioner has made entry. ;

versatile adj.1) capable of or adapted for many different uses, skills, etc. 2) variable or changeable. 3) botany (of an anther) attached to the filament by a small area so that it moves freely in the wind. 4) zoology able to turn forwards and backwards. ;

whore n.1) a prostitute or promiscuous woman: often a term of abuse. ;vb. (intr). 2) to be or act as a prostitute. 3) (of a man) to have promiscuous sexual relations, esp with prostitutes. 4) (often foll by after) to seek that which is immoral, idolatrous, etc. ;

dizzy adj. -zier, -ziest. 1) affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy. 2) mentally confused or bewildered. 3) causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment. 4) informal foolish or flighty. ;vb. -zies, -zying, -zied. 5) (tr) to make dizzy. ;

lutheran <No meaning yet.>

rumble vb.1) to make or cause to make a deep resonant sound. 2) to move with such a sound. 3) (tr) to utter with a rumbling sound. 4) (tr) to tumble (metal components, gemstones, etc.) in a barrel of smooth stone in order to polish them. 5) (tr) Brit informal to find out about (someone or something); discover (something). 6) (intr) US slang to be involved in a gang fight. ;n.7) a deep resonant sound. 8) a widespread murmur of discontent. 9) another name for tumbler 4). 10) US, Canadian, and NZ slang a gang fight. ;

battalion n.1) a military unit comprised of three or more companies or formations of similar size. 2) (usually plural) any large array. ;

semiconductor n.1) a substance, such as germanium or silicon, that has an electrical conductivity that increases with temperature and is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator The behaviour may be exhibited by the pure substance (intrinsic semiconductor) or as a result of impurities (extrinsic semiconductor). 2). a) a device, such as a transistor or integrated circuit, that depends on the properties of such a substance. b) (as modifier). ;

putt n.1) a stroke on the green with a putter to roll the ball into or near the hole. ;vb.2) to strike (the ball) in this way. ;

catholicism <No meaning yet.>

growl vb.1) (of animals, esp when hostile) to utter (sounds) in a low inarticulate manner. 2) to utter (words) in a gruff or angry manner. 3) (intr) to make sounds suggestive of an animal growling. ;n.4) the act or sound of growling. 5) jazz an effect resembling a growl, produced at the back of the throat when playing a wind instrument. ;

juicy adj. juicier, juiciest. 1) full of juice. 2) provocatively interesting; spicy. 3) slang voluptuous or seductive. 4) chiefly US and Canadian profitable. ;

purity n.1) the state or quality of being pure. 2) physics a measure of the amount of a single-frequency colour in a mixture of spectral and achromatic colours. ;

gel n.1) a semirigid jelly-like colloid in which a liquid is dispersed in a solid. ;n.ondrip paint is a gel. 2) See: hair gel. 3) theatre informal See: gelatine 4). ;vb. gels, gelling, gelled. 4) to become or cause to become a gel. 5) a variant spelling of jell. ;

sag vb. (mainly intr) sags, sagging, sagged. 1) (also tr) to sink or cause to sink in parts, as under weight or pressure. 2) to fall in value. 3) to hang unevenly; droop. 4) (of courage, spirits, etc.) to weaken; flag. ;n.5) the act or an instance of sagging. 6) nautical the extent to which a vessel's keel sags at the centre. 7). a) a marshy depression in an area of glacial till, chiefly in the US Middle West. b) (as modifier). ;

contestant n.a person who takes part in a contest; competitor ;

vomit vb. -its, -iting, -ited. 1) to eject (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus. 2) to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth. ;n.3) the matter ejected in vomiting. 4) the act of vomiting. 5) a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic. ;

raid n.1) a sudden surprise attack. 2) a surprise visit by police searching for criminals or illicit goods. ;vb.3) to make a raid against (a person, thing, etc.). 4) to sneak into (a place) in order to take something, steal, etc. ;