historical |
1. adj. Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. | |
July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day. | |
The historical works of Lord Macaulay and Edward Gibbon are in and of themselves historic. | |
2. adj. (literature, art) About history; depicting persons or events from history. | |
3. adj. Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally. | |
4. adj. (literature, art) Set in the past. | |
5. adj. (uncommon) Former, erstwhile; (religious, obsolete) lapsed, nominal. | |
6. adj. (grammar) One of various tenses or moods used to tell about past events, historic (tense). | |
7. adj. (obsolete, biology) (synonym of hereditary) or evolutionary. | |
8. adj. Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history. | |
The Royal Historical Society | |
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin | |
9. adj. Done in the manner of a historian: written as a development over time or in accordance with the historical method. | |
10. adj. (uncommon) (synonym of historic): important or likely to be important to history and historians. | |
11. adj. Forming compound adjectives with the meaning "historical/~" or "historically": | |
historical-political | |
12. n. A historical romance. | |
a |
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group. | |
There was a man here looking for you yesterday. | |
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word. | |
I've seen it happen a hundred times. | |
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003) | |
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London. | |
4. art. The same; one. | |
We are of a mind on matters of morals. | |
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007) | |
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties. | |
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head? | |
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc. | |
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it. | |
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square. | |
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto. | |
Stand a tiptoe. | |
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into. | |
Torn a pieces. | |
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. | |
I brush my teeth twice a day. | |
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with. | |
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In. | |
A God’s name. | |
13. prep. To do with status; In. | |
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18) | |
To set the people a worke. | |
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing. | |
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’ | |
The times, they are a-changin'. | |
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in. | |
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21 | |
Jacob, when he was a dying | |
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into. | |
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have. | |
I'd a come, if you'd a asked. | |
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He. | |
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah. | |
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of. | |
The name of John a Gaunt. | |
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
neutron |
1. n. (particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks. | |
generating |
1. v. present participle of generate | |
generate |
1. v. To bring into being; give rise to. | |
The discussion generated an uproar. | |
2. v. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process. | |
Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat. | |
3. v. To procreate, beget. | |
They generated many offspring. | |
4. v. (transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid. | |
Rotating a circle generates a sphere. | |
5. v. (intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated. | |
device |
1. n. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. | |
There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener. | |
2. n. (computing) A peripheral device; an item of hardware. | |
3. n. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. | |
4. n. (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb | |
5. n. (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device. | |
6. n. (heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge bor | |
7. n. (archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance. | |
8. n. (legal) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark. | |
9. n. (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience. | |
10. n. (obsolete) A spectacle or show. | |
11. n. (obsolete) Opinion; decision. | |
that |
1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. | |
He told me that the book is a good read. | |
I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British. | |
2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that. | |
Be glad that you have enough to eat. | |
3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that. | |
4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect. | |
The noise was so loud that she woke up. | |
The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed. | |
5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that. | |
6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb. | |
Was John there? — Not that I saw. | |
How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw. | |
7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish. | |
8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise. | |
9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. | |
That book is a good read. This one isn't. | |
That battle was in 1450. | |
That cat of yours is evil. | |
10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t | |
He went home, and after that I never saw him again. | |
11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said). | |
They're getting divorced. What do you think about that? | |
12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement. | |
The water is so cold! — That it is. | |
13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition). | |
The CPR course that she took really came in handy. | |
The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated. | |
14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.) | |
the place that = where or to which I went last year | |
the last time that = when I went to Europe | |
15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree. | |
"The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...". | |
16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions). | |
I'm just not that sick. | |
I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult. | |
17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions). | |
Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her. | |
18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those. | |
triggered |
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of trigger | |
2. adj. Having a trigger that reacts to some specific condition. | |
a motion-triggered alarm | |
trigger |
1. n. A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. | |
Just pull the trigger. | |
2. n. A similar device used to activate any mechanism. | |
3. n. An event that initiates others, or incites a response. | |
Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking. | |
4. n. A concept or image that upsets somebody. | |
I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers. | |
5. n. (psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person. | |
6. n. (music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device. | |
7. n. (music) A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing. | |
8. n. (electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component. | |
9. n. (databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity. | |
10. n. (online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command. | |
11. n. (archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. | |
12. v. To fire a weapon. | |
13. v. To initiate something. | |
The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers. | |
14. v. (transitive, sensitive) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone). | |
This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims. | |
15. v. (intransitive, especially, electronics) To activate; to become active. | |
the |
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already | |
I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) | |
The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) | |
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. | |
2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. | |
The street that runs through my hometown. | |
3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time. | |
No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe. | |
God save the Queen! | |
4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item. | |
That was the best apple pie ever. | |
5. art. Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive. | |
That apple pie was the best. | |
6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. | |
7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. | |
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. | |
8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar. | |
No one in the whole country had seen it before. | |
I don't think I'll get to it until the morning. | |
9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. | |
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”) | |
10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. | |
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery. | |
11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. | |
The hotter the better. | |
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks. | |
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children. | |
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it. | |
12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone. | |
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it. | |
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it. | |
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that. | |
nuclear |
1. adj. (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell. | |
2. adj. Pertaining to a centre around which something is developed or organised; central, pivotal. | |
3. adj. Pertaining to the atomic nucleus. | |
4. adj. Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). | |
a nuclear reactor | |
nuclear technology | |
5. adj. Of a weapon: deriving its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. | |
a nuclear explosion | |
6. adj. (by extension, metaphoric, of a solution or response) Involving an extreme course of action. | |
nuclear option, nuclear solution | |
7. n. nuclear power | |
detonation |
1. n. An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression. | |
the detonation of gun cotton - | |
2. n. Engine knocking, an improper combustion in internal combustion engines | |
of |
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. | |
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". | |
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). | |
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). | |
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. | |
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to. | |
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three. | |
6. prep. Expressing separation. | |
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.) | |
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband. | |
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.) | |
He seemed devoid of human feelings. | |
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.) | |
10. prep. Expressing origin. | |
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.) | |
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin. | |
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of. | |
The invention was born of necessity. | |
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.) | |
It is said that she died of a broken heart. | |
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.) | |
I am tired of all this nonsense. | |
15. prep. Expressing agency. | |
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).) | |
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea. | |
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below). | |
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties. | |
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.) | |
It was very brave of you to speak out like that. | |
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance. | |
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.) | |
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic. | |
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.) | |
She wore a dress of silk. | |
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.) | |
What a lot of nonsense! | |
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.) | |
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich. | |
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also". | |
I'm not driving this wreck of a car. | |
25. prep. Introducing subject matter. | |
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma | |
I'm always thinking of you. | |
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning. | |
He told us the story of his journey to India. | |
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.) | |
This behaviour is typical of teenagers. | |
29. prep. Having partitive effect. | |
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among". | |
Most of these apples are rotten. | |
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.) | |
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of. | |
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort. | |
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).) | |
He is a friend of mine. | |
34. prep. Expressing possession. | |
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. | |
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. | |
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it. | |
The owner of the nightclub was arrested. | |
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter | |
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames. | |
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive". | |
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.) | |
She had a profound distrust of the police. | |
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics. | |
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards. | |
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner. | |
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by". | |
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain. | |
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.) | |
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%. | |
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod | |
It's not that big of a deal. | |
45. prep. Expressing a point in time. | |
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. | |
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river. | |
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time). | |
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while. | |
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.) | |
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off. | |
the |
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already | |
I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) | |
The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) | |
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. | |
2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. | |
The street that runs through my hometown. | |
3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time. | |
No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe. | |
God save the Queen! | |
4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item. | |
That was the best apple pie ever. | |
5. art. Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive. | |
That apple pie was the best. | |
6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. | |
7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. | |
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. | |
8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar. | |
No one in the whole country had seen it before. | |
I don't think I'll get to it until the morning. | |
9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. | |
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”) | |
10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. | |
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery. | |
11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. | |
The hotter the better. | |
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks. | |
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children. | |
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it. | |
12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone. | |
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it. | |
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it. | |
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that. | |
earliest |
1. adj. superlative form of early: most early | |
2. adv. superlative form of early: most early | |
plutonium |
1. n. The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu. | |
2. n. (historical) (alt form, ploutonion) | |
atomic |
1. adj. (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic. | |
A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted. | |
2. adj. Of or employing nuclear energy or processes. | |
We built a small atomic bomb in the garage. | |
3. adj. Infinitesimally small. | |
The hairs on a bedbug are almost atomic. | |
4. adj. Unable to be split or made any smaller. | |
A bit is an atomic item of data. | |
5. adj. (computing) Of an operation: guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads. | |
In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic. | |
Whenever possible, use atomic types instead of mutexes. | |
6. n. (computing) An atomic operation. | |
Bombs |
1. n. plural of Bomb | |
2. n. plural of bomb | |
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of bomb | |
bomb |
1. n. An explosive device used or intended as a weapon. | |
2. n. (dated) The atomic bomb. | |
During the Cold War, everyone worried about the bomb sometimes. | |
3. n. (figurative) Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect. | |
4. n. (slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product. | |
5. n. (US, Australia informal) A car in poor condition. | |
6. n. (slang) A large amount of money, a fortune. | |
make a bomb; cost a bomb | |
7. n. (social) Something highly effective or attractive. | |
8. n. (chiefly British, slang) A success; the bomb. | |
Our fabulous new crumpets have been selling like a bomb. | |
9. n. (chiefly British, India, slang) A very attractive woman; a bombshell. | |
10. n. (often, in combination) An action or statement that causes a strong reaction. | |
It was an ordinary speech, until the president dropped a bomb: he would be retiring for medical reasons. | |
Normally very controlled, he dropped the F-bomb and cursed the paparazzi. | |
11. n. (American football, slang) A long forward pass. | |
12. n. (informal) A jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, for maximum splashing. | |
13. n. A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours. | |
14. n. (chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure. | |
15. n. (obsolete) A great booming noise; a hollow sound. | |
16. n. (slang) A woman’s breast. | |
17. n. (wrestling) A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat. | |
18. n. (slang) A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed. | |
19. n. (colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body. | |
20. v. (transitive, intransitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard. | |
21. v. (intransitive, slang) To fail dismally. | |
22. v. (informal) To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs. | |
23. v. (obsolete) To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. | |
24. v. (slang) To cover an area in many graffiti tags. | |
25. v. (informal) To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly. | |
26. v. (slang) To make oneself drunk. | |
27. v. (informal, especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed. | |
I was bombing down the road on my motorbike. | |
28. adj. (slang) Great, awesome. | |
Have you tried the new tacos from that restaurant? They're pretty bomb! | |