| colloquial |
| 1. adj. (linguistics) Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal. | |
| 2. adj. Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty. | |
| 3. n. A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism | |
| often |
| 1. adv. Frequently, many times. | |
| I often walk to work when the weather is nice. | |
| I've been going to the movies more often since a new theatre opened near me. | |
| 2. adj. (archaic) Frequent. | |
| pejorative |
| 1. adj. Disparaging, belittling or derogatory. | |
| 2. n. A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression. | |
| clipping |
| 1. v. present participle of clip | |
| 2. n. A piece of something removed by clipping. | |
| a clipping of hair | |
| grass clippings | |
| 3. n. An article clipped from a newspaper. | |
| 4. n. (linguistics) A short form (of a word) created by removing syllables. | |
| The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement". | |
| 5. n. (signal processing) The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level. | |
| 6. n. (computer graphics) The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image. | |
| 7. n. (American football) Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after approaching from behind. | |
| en |
| 1. n. English | |
| The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends. | |
| 2. n. (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use). | |
| 3. prep. Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below). | |
| homosexual |
| 1. adj. (of a person or animal) Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction towards members of the same gender or non-anti-gender area. Examples being a male androphile or a female gynephile. (Sometimes use | |
| 2. adj. (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two people of the same gender-area; gay. | |
| My sister is currently in a homosexual relationship with a girl in her class. | |
| homosexual acts, a homosexual kiss | |
| 3. adj. Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc. | |
| 4. n. A person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex. | |
