Parnassian
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1. pertaining to Mount Parnassus.
2. pertaining to poetry.
3. of, pertaining to, or noting a school of French poets of the latter half of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by a belief in art for art's sake, by an emphasis on metrical form, and by the repression of emotive elements: so called from Le Parnasse Contemporain, title of their first collection of poems, published in 1866.
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4. a member of the Parnassian school of French poets.
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Parmassian
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cheap rip-off version of parmesan reggiano cheese (cf Charlemagne sparkling wine, Hardly Davidson motorbikes).
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cheap rip-off version of parmesan reggiano cheese (cf Charlemagne sparkling wine, Hardly Davidson motorbikes).
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sparnasalian
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pertaining to an injured nose obtained by forgetting to duck as the ship came about.
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pertaining to an injured nose obtained by forgetting to duck as the ship came about.
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
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-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
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English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
-- Victoria Ayling
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
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poornasaian
policy position to permanently underfund or defund the US space program
policy position to permanently underfund or defund the US space program
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forestaysail
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a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
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a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
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foreplaysail
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the real reason the word headsail came about.
Please note the double pun at the end, thankyouverymuch.
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the real reason the word headsail came about.
Please note the double pun at the end, thankyouverymuch.
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
-- Victoria Ayling
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
-- Victoria Ayling
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
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Threestaysail
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smaller version of a forestaysail, used on days without much wind.
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smaller version of a forestaysail, used on days without much wind.
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"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
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Beware the Ides of June!
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
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labiate
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1. having parts that are shaped or arranged like lips; lipped.
2. Botany.
a. belonging to the plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae).
b. two-lipped; bilabiate: said of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx.
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3. a labiate plant.
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1. having parts that are shaped or arranged like lips; lipped.
2. Botany.
a. belonging to the plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae).
b. two-lipped; bilabiate: said of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx.
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3. a labiate plant.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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diminuendo
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an Italian suppository for stupid arses.
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an Italian suppository for stupid arses.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)
Beware the Ides of June!
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
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Beware the Ides of June!
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flabiate
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resembling a middle-aged American male.
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resembling a middle-aged American male.
"Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
-- Victoria Ayling
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
("Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.")
-- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
-- Philip K Dick
What happens when all the renewable energy runs out?
-- Victoria Ayling
English isn't much of a language for swearing. When I studied Ancient Greek I was delighted to discover a single word - Rhaphanidosthai - which translates roughly as "Be thou thrust up the fundament with a radish for adultery."
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denitrify
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1. to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
2. to reduce (nitrates) to nitrites, ammonia, and free nitrogen, as in soil by microorganisms.
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1. to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
2. to reduce (nitrates) to nitrites, ammonia, and free nitrogen, as in soil by microorganisms.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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denitrifried [adj]
soil condition after all nitrogen removed.
soil condition after all nitrogen removed.
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Softwood for making toilet seats.
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