noun

1. A low, indistinct continuous whispering sound; a murmur.

noun

1. (grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language)
2. (grammar) In some languages such as Dutch, Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb to form adverbial phrases or continuous tense. These constructions have various names besides gerund, depending on the language, such as conjunctive participles, active participles, adverbial participles, transgressives, etc.

noun

1. Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
2. The quality or state of being eminent.
3. Prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem.
4. An elevated land area or a hill.
5. A protuberance.
6. A dark purple color.

noun

1. The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation.
2. A carefully considered thought, idea, notion.

adjective

1. Noble and generous in spirit.

noun

1. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
2. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
3. The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.
4. Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
5. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

verb

1. To spring a leak in the bilge.
2. To bulge or swell.
3. To break open the bilge(s) of.

adjective

1. (of a person) Lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish.

noun

1. The language of a people or a national language.
2. Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
3. Language unique to a particular group of people; jargon, argot.
4. A language lacking standardization or a written form.
5. Indigenous spoken language, as distinct from a literary or liturgical language such as Ecclesiastical Latin.

adjective

1. Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
2. Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous.
3. Of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported.
4. Connected to a collective memory; not imported.

noun

1. Cunning, sometimes manifested as trickery.
2. The art of using deceptive speech or writing.
3. An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.

noun

1. A vertical pole, post, or support.
2. A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.

verb

1. To erect stanchions, or equip something with stanchions.
2. To confine by means of stanchions, typically used for cattle.

adjective

1. Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
2. Dirty, unwashed; disorderly.
3. Careless or negligent; sloppy.

adverb

1. In a slovenly manner.

adjective

1. Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.

noun

1. A short stay somewhere.
2. A temporary residence.

verb

1. To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.

noun

1. A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
2. Disgrace or shame.
3. An object of scorn.

verb

1. To criticize or rebuke (someone).
2. To disgrace, or bring shame upon.

noun

1. A harsh criticism.

verb

1. To criticise harshly; to reprove.