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denunciation

dɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

noun: denunciation; plural noun: denunciations

1. public condemnation of someone or something.

   "denunciation of his reckless methods"

   • the action of informing against someone.

Origin

late Middle English: from Latin denuntiatio(n- ), from the verb denuntiare (see denounce). The original sense was ‘public announcement’, also ‘formal accusation’; the main sense dates from the mid 19th century.

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indelibly

 (n-dl-bl)

adj.

1. Impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent: indelible ink.

2. Making a mark not easily erased or washed away: an indelible pen for labeling clothing.

3. Unable to be forgotten; memorable: an indelible memory.

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perforate

verb

ˈpəːfəreɪt/

1. 1.

   pierce and make a hole or holes in.

   "a perforated appendix"

   synonyms:

   pierce, penetrate, enter, puncture, prick, bore through, riddle, hole,make/punch/put holes in "fragments of an explosive bullet perforated his intestines"

adjective

BIOLOGYMEDICINE

ˈpəːf(ə)rət/

1. 1.

   perforated.

   "a perforate shell"

Origin

late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin perforat- ‘pierced through’, from the verbperforare, from per- ‘through’ + forare ‘pierce’.

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holdall

ˈhəʊldɔːl/

noun

BRITISH

noun: holdall; plural noun: holdalls; noun: hold-all; plural noun: hold-alls

1. a large rectangular bag with handles and a shoulder strap, used for carrying clothes and other personal belongings.

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Palpable
ˈpalpəb(ə)l/
adjective
adjective: palpable
able to be touched or felt.
"the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose"
synonyms:
tangible, touchable, noticeable, detectable, solid, concrete, material,substantial, real
"a palpable bump at the bridge of the nose"
(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
"a palpable sense of loss"
synonyms:
perceptible, perceivable, visible, noticeable, appreciable, discernible,detectable,


notable, unmistakable,transparent, indisputable, self-evident, incontrovertible,
observable, tangible, recognizable, incontestable,undeniable; More
antonyms:
intangible, imperceptible
plain to see or comprehend.
"to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense"
Origin

late Middle English: from late Latin palpabilis, from Latin palpare ‘feel, touch gently’.

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forthright

ˈfɔːθrʌɪt,fɔːθˈrʌɪt/

adjective

1. 1.

   (of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken.

   "his most forthright attack yet on the reforms"

   synonyms:

   frank, direct, straightforward, honest, candid, open, sincere, straight,straight to the point, blunt, plain-spoken, outspoken, downright,uninhibited, unreserved, point blank, no-nonsense, matter-of-fact, bluff,undiplomatic, tactless;
2. 2.

   archaic

   proceeding directly forwards.

adverb

archaic

adverb: forthright

1. 1.

   directly forwards.

   • immediately.

   
   
2. Origin

   

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hang fire-
 
to delay or wait; to be delayed. I think we should hang fire and wait for other information. Our plans have to hang fire until we get planning permission.
 
The project had hung fire for several years.

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Crowbar

ˈkrəʊbɑː/

noun

noun: crowbar; plural noun: crowbars

1.  

   an iron bar with a flattened end, used as a lever.

 

verb: crowbar; 3rd person present: crowbars; past tense: crowbarred; past participle:crowbarred; gerund or present participle: crowbarring

       Example:

use a crowbar to open (something).

"he crowbarred the box open"

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Eunuch-  (ynk)

 

1. A castrated man employed as a harem attendant or as a functionary in certain Asian courts.

2. A man or boy whose testes are nonfunctioning or have been removed.

3. Informal An ineffectual, powerless, or unmasculine man.

eunuch·ism n.

Word History: The word eunuch does not derive, as one might think, from the operation that produced a eunuch but rather from one of his functions. Eunuch goes back to the Greek word eunoukhos, "a castrated person employed to take charge of the women of a harem and act as chamberlain." The Greek word is derived from eun, "bed," and ekhein, "to keep." A eunuch, of course, was ideally suited to guard the bedchamber of women.

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Jiffy

Jiffy is an informal term for any unspecified short period of time, for example-  "I'll be back in a jiffy".

A short space of time; a moment.

a very short time: wait a jiffy.

Origin of jiffy

18th-c. slang ; from uncertain or unknown; perhaps

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Synonyms beat, eye blink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute,moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink

Related Words microsecond; snatch, spurt

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contingency

kənˈtɪndʒ(ə)nsi/

noun

1. a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

   "a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies"

   synonyms:

   eventuality, (chance) event, incident, happening, occurrence, juncture,possibility, accident, chance, emergency;  uncertainty;  rarefortuity "a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies"

   • a provision for a possible event or circumstance.

     "stores were kept as a contingency against a blockade"
   • an incidental expense.

     "allow an extra fifteen per cent on the budget for contingencies"
   • 1. • PHILOSOPHY

          the absence of necessity; the fact of being so without having to be so.

     Origin

     

     mid 16th century (in the philosophical sense): from late Latin contingentia (in its medieval Latin sense ‘circumstance’), from contingere ‘befall’ (see contingent).

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counterproductive

ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/

adjective

adjective: counterproductive; adjective: counter-productive

1. having the opposite of the desired effect.

   "child experts fear the Executive's plans may prove counterproductive"

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Gambits-

noun \ˈgam-bət\

: a planned series of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

: something done or said in order to gain an advantage or to produce a desired result