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| gnome smasher | a smasher of garden gnomes | added by badwookie666 2 days ago |
| zen | When the going gets tough, the tough stays zen. | added by Marvinterra 4 days ago |
| Professional writer | Ask me to "do my homework" for me. Essays, articles and dissertation papers | added by michaelfox 4 days ago |
| chivalry | Knight in shining armour-in the middle-ages there used to be knights,kings and queen-now there no knights neither there are a lots of kings-the word guess is used to mean save damsel in distress | added by Lighthouse21 7 days ago |
| Crime prevention | Crime Prevention:" The anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk, and the initiation of action to remove or eliminate that risk". | added by acronimous 7 days ago |
| oddo-harkins rule | the cosmic abundance of elements with an even atomic number is greater than that of adjacent elements with odd atomic number | added by acronimous 7 days ago |
| bibou | A French pet name/nickname, often used to describe someone as sweet and/or kind. It can be used for both genders, but is usually associated with females more than males. | added by acronimous 7 days ago |
| kapara | A Hebrew word meaning 'atonement', which in Judaism is the process of causing a transgression to be forgiven or pardoned. In Israeli modern slang it also used to mean affection for someone you love or care about. | added by acronimous 7 days ago |
| eventuate | as a result of previous happenings-past events could have a future bearing. | added by Lighthouse21 8 days ago |
| personify | Personify could mean a archetype-he personified a caring,considerate and intelligent man so he was a archetype of person having enlightened ideas like pursuing a career in medicine or being like the stoics | added by Lighthouse21 10 days ago |
| Christian | a disciple of Jesus Christ; one who has given his/her life to Christ and trusted in him for salvation | added by Noah Hirsch 12 days ago |
| evangelical | a believer in justification by faith alone, the necessity of the new birth, the supremacy of Scripture vs. tradition, and that all Christians are called to evangelize | added by Noah Hirsch 12 days ago |
| Protestant | one who opposes Roman Catholicism on the basis of a conviction that Catholicism is contrary to the Bible | added by Noah Hirsch 12 days ago |
| ponderous | Ponderous-meant for serious reading -I guess-certain text are ponderous to some-guess for a general audience-non ponderous texts are ok. | added by Lighthouse21 12 days ago |
| alternative ending | different ending of a book | added by rinat 13 days ago |
| strifing | Arguing without purpose. | added by rinat 13 days ago |
| open mindedness | willing to look at all sides without prejudice. | added by rinat 13 days ago |
| flooch | Meaning flaunting your success in a good way, or wearing your present happiness or joy as garment. | added by rinat 13 days ago |
| hewani | in air (Swahili adverb) | added by rinat 13 days ago |
| antediluvian | the period prior to the flood story, as told in the pre-Biblical accounts of Upnapishtim (Vedic), Noah (Sumarian) and Nanabozho (Aneshnabek). | added by rinat 13 days ago |
| Uroyan | Uroyan is a Puerto Rican singer/songwriter, music producer, record producer and record executive. | added by acronimous 14 days ago |
| plumley | Chicken plucker, or one who plucks chickens. "Plume" + " clearing", or clearing the plumage for cooking. | added by acronimous 14 days ago |
| lid-lifter | In baseball, it's the first game of a double header. | added by acronimous 14 days ago |
| Gloryland | An informal name for the place where saved Christian saints go when they die. | added by acronimous 14 days ago |
| truck pusher | A supervisor for a trucking company that oversees the day to day operation of the trucks and drivers. Usually a water hauling company. | added by acronimous 14 days ago |