The New Oxford American Dictionary Quotes

“fem·i·nist   n. a person who supports feminism.   adj. of, relating to, or supporting feminism: feminist literature.  late 19th cent.: from French féministe, from Latin femina 'woman'.”
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“fuck VULGAR SLANG  v. [trans.] 1 have sexual intercourse with (someone).  [intrans.] (of two people) have sexual intercourse. 2 ruin or damage (something).  n. an act of sexual intercourse.  [with adj.] a sexual partner.  exclam. used alone or as a noun (the fuck) or a verb in various phrases to express anger, annoyance, contempt, impatience, or surprise, or simply for emphasis.    go fuck yourself an exclamation expressing anger or contempt for, or rejection of, someone.  not give a fuck (about) used to emphasize indifference or contempt.    fuck around spend time doing unimportant or trivial things.  have sexual intercourse with a variety of partners.  (fuck around with) meddle with.  fuck off [usu. in imperative] (of a person) go away.  fuck someone over treat someone in an unfair or humiliating way.  fuck someone up damage or confuse someone emotionally.  fuck something up (or fuck up) do something badly or ineptly.   fuck·a·ble adj.  early 16th cent.: of Germanic origin (compare Swedish dialect focka and Dutch dialect fokkelen); possibly from an Indo-European root meaning 'strike', shared by Latin pugnus 'fist'.   Despite the wideness and proliferation of its use in many sections of society, the word fuck remains (and has been for centuries) one of the most taboo words in English. Until relatively recently, it rarely appeared in print; even today, there are a number of euphemistic ways of referring to it in speech and writing, e.g., the F-word, f***, or fk. fuck·er  n. VULGAR SLANG a contemptible or stupid person (often used as a general term of abuse). fuck·head  n. VULGAR SLANG a stupid or contemptible person (often used as a general term of abuse). fuck·ing  adj. [attrib.] & adv. [as submodifier] VULGAR SLANG used for emphasis or to express anger, annoyance, contempt, or surprise. fuck-me  adj. VULGAR SLANG (of clothing, esp. shoes) inviting or perceived as inviting sexual interest. fuck-up  n. VULGAR SLANG a mess or muddle.  a person who has a tendency to make a mess of things. fuck·wit  n. CHIEFLY BRIT., VULGAR SLANG a stupid or contemptible person (often used as a general term of abuse). fu·coid”
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“ be emotionally affected by someone or something that one admires; become ecstatic: teenagers swoon over Japanese pop singers.”
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“New”
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“scow   n. a wide-beamed sailing dinghy.  a flat-bottomed boat with sloping ends used as a lighter and in dredging and other harbor services.  mid 17th cent.: from Dutch schouw 'ferryboat'.”
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“2 HISTORICAL an ancient test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the accused to severe pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence.”
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“Lu·cas   George (1944- ), U.S. movie director, producer, and screenwriter. He wrote, directed, and produced the science-fiction movie Star Wars (1977) and then went on to write and produce The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), and Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999). He also wrote and produced the "Indiana Jones" series of movies (1981-89).”
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“schoolkids laughing and horsing around.”
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“f***,”
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“plural nouns: 1 from Greek or Latin neuter plurals corresponding to a singular in -um or -on (such as addenda, phenomena.) 2 in names (often from modern Latin) of zoological groups: Protista;Insectivora. -a 3   suffix INFORMAL 1 of: coupla. 2 have: mighta. 3 to: oughta.  representing a casual pronunciation. A1   adj. INFORMAL very good or well; excellent: guitar in A1 condition.   [NAUTICAL] (of a vessel) equipped to the highest standard, esp. as certified by a classification society; first-class. A3   n. [mass noun] a standard European size of paper, 420 × 297 mm: [as modifier] A3 posters.  paper of this size: a prospectus printed”
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“du·ress   n. threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment: confessions extracted under duress.    [LAW] constraint illegally exercised to force someone to perform an act.  ARCHAIC forcible restraint or imprisonment.  Middle English (in the sense 'harshness, severity, cruel treatment'): via Old French from Latin duritia, from durus 'hard'.”
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“dou·ble bind   n. a situation in which a person is confronted with two irreconcilable demands or a choice between two undesirable courses of action.”
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“instinct:”
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“win”
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“previous evening.  badly off in an unfavorable situation: her belief that children are worse off when their parents divorce.  having little money.   See usage at BAD. Linked entries: BAD bad·min·ton   n. a game with rackets in which a shuttlecock is played back and forth across a net.  named after Badminton, a country home in southwestern England. bad-mouth   v. [trans.] INFORMAL criticize (someone or something); speak disloyally of: no one wants to hire an individual who bad-mouths a prior employer. bad news   n. INFORMAL an unpleasant or undesirable person or thing: dry weather is always bad news for gardeners. bad-tem·pered   adj. easily annoyed or made angry: in a heat wave, many people become increasingly bad-tempered.  characterized by anger or ungraciousness: Mary was feeling very bad-tempered;a bad-tempered exchange.   bad-tem·pered·lyadv. Bae·de·ker   Karl (1801-59), German publisher of travel guidebooks. He is remembered chiefly for the series of guidebooks to which”
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“barf”
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“APOCARPOUS”
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“an inability to recognize the faces of familiar people, typically as a result of damage to the brain.   pros·o·pag·nos·icn.”
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“creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.”
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“babies fill parents with intense feelings of love;their love for their country.    a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone: it was love at first sight;they were both in love with her;we were slowly falling in love.  (Love) a personified figure of love, often represented as Cupid.  a great interest and pleasure in something: his love for football;we share a love of music.  affectionate greetings conveyed to someone on one's behalf.”
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“ha·rass·ment”
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“fielder,”
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“GmbH, Hamburg (Germany)”
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“family,”
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“be followed in making a sewn or knitted item.  a wooden or metal model from which a mold is made for a casting.  an example for others to follow: he set the pattern for subsequent study.  a sample of cloth or wallpaper.   v. [trans.] 1 [usu. as adj.] (patterned) decorate with a recurring design: rosebud patterned wallpapers;violet-tinged flowers patterned the grassy banks. 2 give a regular or intelligible form to: the brain not only receives information, but interprets and patterns it.  (pattern something on/after) give something a form based on that of (something else): the clothing is patterned on athletes' wear.”
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“once”
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“long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.”
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“capital A: [in combination] an A-shape. See also A-FRAME, A-LINE. 3 [MUSIC] the sixth note of the diatonic scale of C major.  a key based on a scale with A as its keynote.    from A to B from one's starting point to one's destination: most road atlases will get you from A to B.  from A to Z over the entire range; completely: make sure you understand”
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“source”
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“ep·och   n. a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics:”
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