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sprocket

Jovan Stosic December 30, 2018

■ noun
each of several projections on the rim of a wheel that engage with the links of a chain or with holes in film, tape, or paper.
(also sprocket wheel) a wheel with projections of this kind.

C16 (denoting a triangular piece of timber used in a roof): of unknown origin.
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EngMac
sprocket
n. 1. (исто и sprocket-wheel) запченик.; 2. забец (на запченик)
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Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
sprock·et
Pronunciation: ‘sprä-kət
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1886

1 : a toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain
2 : a cylinder with teeth around the circumference at either end that project through perforations in something (as motion-picture film) to move it through a mechanism (as a projector)

rivet

Jovan Stosic December 30, 2018

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
rivet
‘rɪvɪt
■  noun a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two metal plates, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.
■  verb (rivets, riveting, riveted)
    join or fasten with a rivet or rivets.
    completely engross. ▶direct (one’s eyes or attention) intently.
 

riveter noun
riveting adjective
rivetingly adverb
 

ME: from OFr., from river ‘fix, clinch’.
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EngMac
rivet
(fig)задржува поглед (на), заковува; (v)зацврстува, кове, приковува; навртка, железна чивија; навртка, железна чивија, заковка
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English-Serbian dictionary
Rivet
Zakovica-Pricvrstiti-Prikovati-Zakivak
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Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
1riv·et
Pronunciation:     ‘ri-vət
Function:           noun
Etymology:          Middle English, clinch on a nail, rivet, from Old French, from river to attach, rivet, probably from rive border, edge, bank, from Latin ripa
Date:               15th century

: a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
2rivet
Function:           transitive verb
Date:               15th century

1 : to fasten with or as if with rivets
2 : to upset the end or point of (as a metallic pin, rod, or bolt) by beating or pressing so as to form a head
3 : to fasten or fix firmly
4 : to attract and hold (as the attention) completely
 –riv·et·er noun

Retaliation

Jovan Stosic September 14, 2018

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

retaliate
rɪ‘talɪeɪt■ verb make an attack in return for a similar attack.

retaliation noun
retaliative adjective
retaliator noun
retaliatory adjective

C17 (earlier (C16) as retaliation): from L. retaliat-, retaliare ‘return in kind’.

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Concise Oxford Thesaurus
retaliate
▶ verb FIGHT BACK, hit back, respond, react, reply, reciprocate, counter-attack, return like for like, get back at someone, give tit for tat, give someone a taste of their own medicine; have/get/take one’s revenge, be revenged, avenge oneself, take reprisals, get even, pay someone back; informal get one’s own back; archaic give someone a Roland for an Oliver.

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EngMac
retaliate
v. враќа мило за драго, се осветува; одмаздува

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English-Serbian dictionary
Retaliate
Protivtuzba-Osvetiti Se

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Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
re·tal·i·ate

transitive verb : to repay (as an injury) in kind
intransitive verb : to return like for like especially : to get revenge
synonyms see RECIPROCATE
–re·tal·i·a·tion \ri-ˌta-lē-‘ā-shən, ˌrē-\ noun
–re·tal·i·a·tive \ri-‘ta-lē-ˌā-tiv\ adjective
–re·tal·ia·to·ry \-‘tal-yə–ˌtȯr-ē, –‘ta-lē-ə-\ adjective

Beech

Jovan Stosic September 11, 2018

Pronunciation: ‘bēch
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural beech·es or beech
Etymology: Middle English beche, from Old English bēce; akin to Old English bōc beech, Old High German buohha, Latin fagus, Greek phēgos oak
Date: before 12th century

: any of a genus (Fagus of the family Fagaceae, the beech family) of hardwood trees with smooth gray bark and small edible nuts also : its wood
–beech·en \’bē-chən\ adjective
copper beech
Function: noun
Date: 1846

: a beech with shining coppery-red leaves that is a widely planted cultivar of a beech (Fagus sylvatica) native to Europe
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
beech
■ noun a large tree with smooth grey bark, glossy leaves, and hard, pale, fine-grained wood. [Fagus sylvaticus (Europe) and other species.]

OE bēce, of Gmc origin.
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EngMac
beech
n бука; beech II a букин, буков; бука
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English-Serbian dictionary
Beech
Bukva

flamboyant

Jovan Stosic August 6, 2018

Pronunciation: -ənt
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from present participle of flamboyer to flame, from Old French, from flambe
Date: 1832

1 often capitalized : characterized by waving curves suggesting flames
2 : marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
–flam·boy·ant·ly adverb
2flamboyant
Function: noun
Date: 1879


: ROYAL POINCIANA
royal poinciana
Function: noun
Date: circa 1900

: a showy Madagascan tree (Delonix regia syn. Poinciana regia) widely planted for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers ― called also flamboyant peacock flower
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
flamboyant
flam’bɔɪənt
■ adjective
conspicuously and confidently exuberant.
brightly coloured and showy.
of or denoting a style of French Gothic architecture marked by wavy flame-like tracery and ornate decoration.
■ noun a Madagascan tree with bright red flowers, planted as a street tree in the tropics. [Delonix regia.]

flamboyance noun
flamboyancy noun
flamboyantly adverb

C19: from Fr., lit. ‘flaming, blazing’, pres. participle of flamboyer, from flambe ‘a flame’.
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English-Serbian dictionary
Flamboyant
Blistav-Drececi

flabbergast

Jovan Stosic August 6, 2018

flab·ber·gast
Pronunciation: ‘fla-bər-ˌgast
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1772

: to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder : DUMBFOUND
synonyms see SURPRISE
–flab·ber·gast·ing·ly \-ˌgas-tiŋ-lē\ adverb
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
flabbergasted
adjective informal surprise greatly.
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flabbergast
‘flabəgα:st
■ verb [usu. as adjective flabbergasted] informal surprise greatly.

C18: of unknown origin.

Posterity

Jovan Stosic June 24, 2018

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
posterity
■ noun all future generations.

ME: from OFr. posterite, from L. posteritas, from posterus ‘following’.
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus
posterity
▶ noun
their names are recorded for posterity: FUTURE GENERATIONS, the future.
(archaic) the posterity of Abraham: DESCENDANTS, heirs, successors, offspring, children, progeny; Law issue; archaic seed.
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EngMac
posterity
s. потомство; потомство
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English-Serbian dictionary
Posterity
Potomstvo-Buduci Narastaj
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Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
pos·ter·i·ty
Pronunciation: pä-‘ster-ə-tē
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English posterite, from Anglo-French pusterité, from Latin posteritat-, posteritas, from posterus coming after
Date: 14th century

1 : the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
2 : all future generations

Erudition

Jovan Stosic June 15, 2018

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Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
er·u·di·tion
Pronunciation: ˌer-ə-‘di-shən, ˌer-yə-
Function: noun
Date: 15th century

: extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books : profound, recondite, or bookish learning
synonyms see KNOWLEDGE
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
erudite
‘ɛrʊdʌɪt
■ adjective having or showing great knowledge or learning.

eruditely adverb
erudition noun

ME: from L. eruditus, from erudire ‘instruct, train’ (based on rudis ‘rude, untrained’).
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EngMac
erudition
ерудиција, ученост; n. ученост, начитаност, ерудиција; ученост; темелно учење
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English-Serbian dictionary
Erudition
Ucenost