(of idiom, vocabulary, etc.) characteristic of an earlier period of a language and not in ordinary use

1.abbreviation for 1) Australasia 2) Australia(n) 2.of or coming from the south

the science or occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock; farming; husbandry

having or displaying tender feelings, affection, or warmth

1. sports or exercises engaged in by athletes 2. the theory or practice of athletic activities and training

any game played with a ball

1. the study of living organisms, including their structure, functioning, evolution, distribution, and interrelationships 2. the structure, functioning, etc., of a particular organism or group of organisms 3. the animal and plant life of a particular region

the study of the chemical compounds, reactions, etc., occurring in living organisms

1. any of various games in which long cues are used to drive balls now made of composition or plastic. It is played on a rectangular table covered with a smooth tight-fitting cloth and having raised cushioned edges 2. a version of this, played on a rectangular table having six pockets let into the corners and the two longer sides. Points are scored by striking one of three balls with the cue to contact the other two or one of the two

1. the study of plants, including their classification, structure, physiology, ecology, and economic importance 2. the plant life of a particular region or time 3. the biological characteristics of a particular group of plants

1. a game played on a bowling green in which a small bowl (the jack) is pitched from a mark and two opponents or opposing teams take turns to roll biased wooden bowls towards it, the object being to finish as near the jack as possible 2. skittles or tenpin bowling

I. a British person II. abbreviation for 1) Britain 2) British

1. the branch of physical science concerned with the composition, properties, and reactions of substances 2. the composition, properties, and reactions of a particular substance 3. the nature and effects of any complex phenomenon 4) a reaction, taken to be instinctual, between two persons

the body of law dealing with the constitution of offences and the punishment of offenders

1. a game of skill for two players using a chessboard on which chessmen are moved. Initially each player has one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns, which have different types of moves according to kind. The object is to checkmate the opponent's king 2. a floorboard of the deck of a pontoon bridge

1. the activity of using computers and writing programs for them 2. the study of computers and their implications 3. of or relating to computers

tending or intended to detract, disparage, or belittle; intentionally offensive. vocabulary, idiom, etc., that is not appropriate to the standard form of a language or to formal contexts, may be restricted as to social status or distribution, and is characteristically more metaphorical and transitory than standard language

an inoffensive word or phrase substituted for one considered offensive or hurtful, esp one concerned with religion, sex, death, or excreta

1. (functioning as singular) the science and technology concerned with the development, behaviour, and applications of electronic devices and circuits 2. (functioning as plural) the circuits and devices of a piece of electronic equipment

of or relating to the Christian Church Law

1. the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment 2. the set of relationships of a particular organism with its environment 3. the study of the relationships between human groups and their physical environment

1. the practice, art, or sport of fighting with swords, esp the sport of using foils, épées, or sabres under a set of rules to score points 2. a) wire, stakes, etc., used as fences b) fences collectively 3. skilful or witty debate 4. the avoidance of direct answers; evasiveness 5. slang the business of buying and selling stolen property

1. of, resembling, relating to, or characteristic of feudalism or its institutions 2. of, characteristic of, or relating to a fief

a record or account, often chronological in approach, of past events, developments, etc

1. the art of keeping falcons and training them to return from flight to a lure or to hunt quarry 2. the sport of causing falcons to return from flight to their trainer and to hunt quarry under his direction

1. the scientific study of the origin, history, structure, and composition of the earth 2. the geological features of a district or country

1. the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology, sometimes also phonology and semantics 2. the abstract system of rules in terms of which a person's mastery of his native language can be explained 3. a systematic description of the grammatical facts of a language 4. a book containing an account of the grammatical facts of a language or recommendations as to rules for the proper use of a language

1. (functioning as singular) practice or training in exercises that develop physical strength and agility or mental capacity 2. (functioning as plural) gymnastic exercises

1. the occupation or study concerned with the classification of armorial bearings, the allocation of rights to bear arms, the tracing of genealogies, etc 2. the duties and pursuit of a herald 3.armorial bearings, insignia, devices, etc 4. heraldic symbols or symbolism 5. the show and ceremony of heraldry

the art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time

the body of rules generally recognized by civilized nations as governing their conduct towards each other and towards each other's subjects

1. not of a formal, official, or stiffly conventional nature 2. appropriate to everyday life or use 3. denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc., appropriate to everyday conversational language rather than to formal written language 4. denoting a second-person pronoun in some languages used when the addressee is regarded as a friend or social inferior

1. the religion of the Jews, based on the Old Testament and the Talmud and having as its central point a belief in the one God as transcendent creator of all things and the source of all righteousness 2. the religious and cultural traditions, customs, attitudes, and way of life of the Jews

1. objects that are worn for personal adornment, such as bracelets, rings, necklaces, etc., considered collectively 2. the art or business of a jeweller

1. a rule or set of rules, enforceable by the courts, regulating the government of a state, the relationship between the organs of government and the subjects of the state, and the relationship or conduct of subjects towards each other 2. a) a rule or body of rules made by the legislature b) a rule or body of rules made by a municipal or other authority 4. a rule of conduct 5. one of a set of rules governing a particular field of activity 6. - the law 7. a binding force or statement 8. Also called: law of nature a generalization based on a recurring fact or event 9. the science or knowledge of law; jurisprudence 10. the principles originating and formerly applied only in courts of common law 11. a general principle, formula, or rule describing a phenomenon in mathematics, science, philosophy, etc 12. Judaism (capital; preceded by the) a) short for Law of Moses b) the English term for Torah 13. - a law unto itself 14. - go to law 15. - lay down the law 16. - reading of the Law 17. - take the law into one's own hands

the scientific study of language

1. the branch of philosophy concerned with analysing the patterns of reasoning by which a conclusion is properly drawn from a set of premises, without reference to meaning or context 2. any particular formal system in which are defined axioms and rules of inference 3. the system and principles of reasoning used in a specific field of study 4. a particular method of argument or reasoning 5.force or effectiveness in argument or dispute 6. reasoned thought or argument, as distinguished from irrationality 7. the relationship and interdependence of a series of events, facts, etc 8. - chop logic 9. electronics , computing a) the principles underlying the units in a computer system that perform arithmetical and logical operations b) (as modifier)

1. any drug or remedy for use in treating, preventing, or alleviating the symptoms of disease 2. the science of preventing, diagnosing, alleviating, or curing disease 3. any nonsurgical branch of medical science 4. the practice or profession of medicine

1. a body of myths, esp one associated with a particular culture, institution, person, etc 2. a body of stories about a person, institution, etc 3. myths collectively 4. the study or collecting of myths.

1. machines, machine parts, or machine systems collectively 2. a particular machine system or set of machines 3. a system similar to a machine 4. literary devices used for effect in epic poetry

1. of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc 2. of, characteristic of, or about soldiers 3. (preceded by the) the armed services (esp the army)

I international car registration for New Zealand II or N. Zeal. abbreviation for New Zealand

of, relating to, or involving ships, navigation, or sailors

1. work done with a needle, esp sewing and embroidery 2. the result of such work

1. unpleasant or disgusting, as to the senses 2. causing anger or annoyance; insulting 3. for the purpose of attack rather than defence 4. (usually preceded by the) an attitude or position of aggression 5. an assault, attack, or military initiative, esp a strategic one

1. out of use or practice; not current 2. out of date; unfashionable or outmoded 3. biology (of parts, organs, etc.) vestigial; rudimentary

becoming obsolete or out of date

the right to possess, use, and dispose of anything

1. the study of fossils to determine the structure and evolution of extinct animals and plants and the age and conditions of deposition of the rock strata in which they are found 2. another name for palaeozoology

1. the academic discipline concerned with making explicit the nature and significance of ordinary and scientific beliefs and investigating the intelligibility of concepts by means of rational argument concerning their presuppositions, implications, and interrelationships; in particular, the rational investigation of the nature and structure of reality (metaphysics), the resources and limits of knowledge (epistemology), the principles and import of moral judgment (ethics), and the relationship between language and reality (semantics) 2. the particular doctrines relating to these issues of some specific individual or school 3. the critical study of the basic principles and concepts of a discipline 4. archaic or literary the investigation of natural phenomena, esp alchemy, astrology, and astronomy 5. any system of belief, values, or tenets 6. a personal outlook or viewpoint 7. serenity of tempe

1. a native or inhabitant of Scotland 2. a member of a tribe of Celtic raiders from the north of Ireland who carried out periodic attacks against the British mainland coast from the 3rd century AD, eventually settling in N Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries

a system of telecommunications for the transmission of speech or other sounds

a) a form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area or by members of a particular social class or occupational group, distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation b) a form of a language that is considered inferior

1. the study of animals, including their classification, structure, physiology, and history 2. the biological characteristics of a particular animal or animal group 3. the fauna characteristic of a particular region 4. a book, treatise, etc., dealing with any aspect of the study of animals