Archive for November, 2007

Brownfield

November 23, 2007

brownfield play_w(“B0508825″)

 (brounfld) A piece of industrial or commercial property that is abandoned or underused and often environmentally contaminated, especially one considered as a potential site for redevelopment

faze

November 22, 2007

faze play_w(“F0058200″)

 (fz)tr.v. fazed, faz·ing, faz·es To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.

eg:- Kumble, in his first Test as captain, didn’t seem fazed by the extra burden

Exodus

November 22, 2007
exodus
     n 1: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile
          environment

Dissect

November 22, 2007

dis·sect play_w(“D0286400″)

 (d-skt, d-, dskt)tr.v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects

1. To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.

2. To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail

eg:- we will dissect the code line by line.

Repudiation

November 22, 2007
repudiation
     n 1: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid;
          "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the
          President had negotiated" [syn: renunciation]
     2: refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract
        (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of
        the debt by the city"

Janitor

November 22, 2007
Janitor \Jan"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. janua a door.]
   1. A door-keeper; a porter. [Archaic]
      [1913 Webster PJC]

   2. One who is employed to care for a public building, or a
      building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc.; a
      caretaker; -- the duties may include removal of trash,
      cleaning of the rooms and public areas, and minor repairs.
      [1913 Webster PJC] Janitress
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
janitor
     n : someone employed to clean and maintain a building

Recourse

November 22, 2007

re·course play_w(“R0090200″)

 (rkôrs, -krs, r-kôrs, -krs)

n.

1. The act or an instance of turning or applying to a person or thing for aid or security: have recourse to the courts.

2. One that is turned or applied to for aid or security: His only recourse was the police.

3. Law The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.

Botch

November 22, 2007

botch play_w(“B0411600″)

 (bch)

tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es

1. To ruin through clumsiness.

2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle.

3. To repair or mend clumsily.

n.

1. A ruined or defective piece of work: “I have made a miserable botch of this description” Nathaniel Hawthorne.

2. A hodgepodge.

Haggle

November 21, 2007

hag·gle play_w(“H0010000″)

 (hgl)

v. hag·gled, hag·gling, hag·gles

v.intr.

1. To bargain, as over the price of something; dicker: “He preferred to be overcharged than to haggle” W. Somerset Maugham.

2. To argue in an attempt to come to terms.

v.tr.

1. To cut (something) in a crude, unskillful manner; hack.

2. Archaic To harass or worry by wrangling.

n.

An instance of bargaining or arguing.

 

eg:- No-Haggle Price:

Shackle

November 20, 2007

shack·le play_w(“S0307600″)

 (shkl)

n.

1. A metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive; a fetter or manacle.

2. A hobble for an animal.

3. Any of several devices, such as a clevis, used to fasten or couple.

4. A restraint or check to action or progress. Often used in the plural: economic shackles that precluded further investment.

tr.v. shack·led, shack·ling, shack·les

1. To confine with shackles; fetter.

2. To fasten or connect with a shackle.

3. To restrict, confine, or hamper.