Searches summary in April 2010

Crosstips helped to find the following words this month:

English (GB)

• essence
  any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
• brigand
  bandit: an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band;
  An outlaw or bandit;
  Brigands - An outlaw or bandit is a person living the lifestyle of outlawry; the word literally means "outside the law".
• cogitates
  Meditation is used as a broad term for practices done by a sole practitioner without much, if any, external aid, often for the purpose of self ...;
  cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
• elocution
  an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
• giants
  In Greek mythology, the Giants were the children of Gaia or Gaea, who was fertilized by the blood of Ouranos, after being castrated by his son Cronus.
• reiterate
  repeat: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
• easily
  with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

Français

• tumulte
  tapage s'accompagnant de désordre;
  au sens figuré agitation (le tumulte des passions, des affaires...)
• asexué
• triangle
  polygone qui a trois côtés;
  (musique) instrument formé d'une tige métallique recourbée en forme de triangle
• godelureau
  familièrement jeune homme, assez satisfait de lui-même, qui cherche à séduire
• anime
  où il y a de l'animation, plein de vie;
  qualifie un dessin destiné à être projeté sur un écran
• alterne
  qui présente une disposition alternée;
  (botanique) désigne un mode de fixation des feuilles autour de la tige;
  (géométrie) s'applique à des angles séparés par une sécante coupant deux droites
• blanquette
  blanc mousseux du Sud de la France;
  (cuisine) viande blanche en ragoût
• bibliophilie
  amour des livres rares
• égaies
• neurologique
  (pathologie) relatif à la neurologie, spécialité de la médecine qui s'intéresse au système nerveux et à ses pathologies
• ventriloques
• jeunesse
  période de la vie de l'être humain comprise entre l'enfance et l'âge mûr;
  ensemble des personnes jeunes;
  (physiologie) état physique et mental d'une personne jeune
• gargouille
  conduit saillant par lequel l'eau des gouttières se déverse loin des murs;
  figure fantaisiste qui ornait ces conduits

English (US)

• byplay
  business: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious";
  any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action
• swamp
  low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
• aweigh
  (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom
• overdo
  do something to an excessive degree
• ovule
  a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
• qualm
  scruple: uneasiness about the fitness of an action;
  queasiness: a mild state of nausea;
  Nausea (Latin: Nausea, from Greek: Ναυτεία, "sea-sickness", also called wamble) is the sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach ...
• lumberyard
  a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
• stye
  sty: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid;
  A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid; A pen used to keep pigs;
  A red, painful, swollen, cyst-like bump of the eyelid caused by a localized inflammatory process.
• atomic
  of or relating to or comprising atoms
• etch
  make an etching of
• eternity
  time without end
• assam
  state in northeastern India
• psst
  Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person
• esq
  Esquire: a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
• iraqi
  a native or inhabitant of Iraq
• iraq
  a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
• grenade
  a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
• erato
  (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
• trenchant
  searching: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
• urge
  an instinctive motive
• ormolu
  brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
• brash
  offensively bold
• sq
  SQ was a program used in the early 1980s on both MS-DOS and CP/M computer systems to compress files so they use less space. ...;
  Sûreté du Québec - the Quebec provincial police force;
  Subcutaneous,injection given in the tissue just under the skin
• opera
  a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
• epilog
  epilogue: a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play;
  epilogue: a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"
• apiece
  each: to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each";
  Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each;
  for each one; each
• aol
  AOL, L.L.C. (formerly known as its callsign meaning America Online) is an American global Internet services and media company operated by Time ...;
  America Online
• font
  a specific size and style of type within a type family
• inure
  cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
• ani
  black tropical American cuckoo
• inge
  English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)
• knox
  Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
• aniseed
  anise: liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
• impel
  urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
• xmas
  Christmas: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland;
  "Xmas" and "X-mas" are common abbreviations of the word "Christmas". They are sometimes pronounced /ʼɛks. ...
• smithson
  Smithson is a small lunar impact crater located in the northeast part of Mare Fecunditatis. It is a circular, cup-shaped feature with a slightly higher albedo than the surrounding, dark lunar mare. It was previously identified as Taruntius N bef
• flotilla
  a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
• glowered
  A snarl is a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen, generally indicating hate, anger or pain. ...
• skedaddle
  a hasty flight
• ejects
  eject - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game";
  eject - exhaust: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
• binge
  orgy: any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending";
  gorge: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
• lingo
  slang: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
• shareholders
  A mutual shareholder or stockholder is an individual or company (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint ...;
  shareholder - stockholder: someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
• phoniest
  Superlative form of phony: most phony
• phase
  any distinct time period in a sequence of events
• ague
  a fit of shivering or shaking
• fez
  a city in north central Morocco; religious center
• zedong
  Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893September 9, 1976) was a Chinese revolutionary, political theorist and Communist leader. ...
• beep
  a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
• reagents
  A reagent is a "substance or compound that is added to a system in order to bring about a chemical reaction or is added to see if a reaction ...;
  reagent - a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions
• legate
  a member of a legation
• realize
  make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
• rep
  informal abbreviation of `representative'
• scenery
  the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
• echo
  the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• mcintosh
  early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce
• iberia
  an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia
• gazebo
  a small roofed building affording shade and rest
• wadi
  gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season
• qatar
  an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil

Svenska

• anbelanga

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