These are from PIE root*pol-"to fall" (source also of Armenianp'ul"downfall," Lithuanianpuolu, pulti"to fall," Old Prussianaupallai"finds," literally "falls upon"). The meaning "come suddenly to the ground" is from late Old English. Of darkness, night, from c. 1600; of land slopi...
The verbelucubratemeans “to work out or express by studious effort.” Both words evoke the deep-into-the-night ruminations of a scholar, and so it’s appropriate that the Latin verblucubrareliterally means "to work by lamplight." For a while the word originally stressed nocturnal study, bu...
daylight savings time – In some regions, the clocks are adjusted in the fall to “fall back” one hour, resulting in earlier sunsets. end of summer equinox – The autumnal equinox marks the official beginning of fall when day and night are of equal length. fall harvest – the time when...
Lawrence doesn't tell a robot about his finding a job before hand because. Want to keep it a secret. Actually don't want to tell a robot about it. Want to keep it a surprise till the weekend. Lawrence wants to talk to robert later, because. It's time for him to leave for the c...
From The Discourse To The Dictionary: Fall 2022 New Words Antiwork,bachelorx party,45,Ohtani rule,pawternity leave,Zelenskyy. As ever, there is great variety in the new terms and meanings just added to Dictionary.com. by Nick Norlen, Senior Editor, and Heather Bonikowski, Lexicographer...
Synonyms for PRODIGY: miracle, marvel, wonder, phenomenon, sensation, beauty, splendor, portent, flash, spectacle
2.Tell us about a topic or idea that excites you and is related to one or more academic areas you selected above. Why are you drawn to it?(200 words or fewer) 告诉我们一个与你上面选择的一个或多个学术领域相关的让你兴奋的话题或想法。告诉我们你为什么被它吸引?(200字以内) ...
Many figurative uses are from horseracing or hunting (such as torun (something) into the ground"carry to excess, exhaust by constant pursuit," 1836, American English). Torun across"meet by chance, fall in with" is attested from 1855, American English. Torun intoin this sense is by 1902....
The stock market indexes show the performance of the stock market, typically reflecting the rise and fall of the shares of large companies, eg the FTSE (also “footsie”) is an index of the top 100 companies listed on the London stock exchange and the Nikkei 225 is an index of the ...
Information pollution, jawn, decision fatigue, jolabokaflod, grandfamily, NIL, algo, amalgagender. Unbox the new terms and meanings just added to Dictionary.com. by Nick Norlen, Senior Editor, and Grant Barrett, Head of Lexicography Our fall new words drop is here!