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or so
(encz) | or so, adv: |
or so
(wn) | or so
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
"he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can
stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly
$3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so
people were at the party" [syn: approximately, about,
close to, just about, some, roughly, {more or
less}, around, or so] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
a sight for sore eyes
(encz) | a sight for sore eyes,milé shledání Zdeněk Brož |
answer for something
(encz) | answer for something,zaručit se za něco [fráz.] např. "I can't answer
for his innocence" Pinoanswer for something,zodpovídat se z něčeho [fráz.] Pino |
bargain for something
(encz) | bargain for something,počítat s něčím [fráz.] očekávat, např. "We knew
the project would be difficult, but we didn't bargain for this kind of
trouble." Pino |
be bitten by the bug for something
(encz) | be bitten by the bug for something,být posedlý něčím [fráz.] novou
zálibou, činností ap. "I have been bitten by the bug for playing
internet games" Pino |
be dying for something
(encz) | be dying for something,prahnout po něčem [fráz.] Pinobe dying for something,toužit po něčem [fráz.] velmi Pino |
be to blame for something
(encz) | be to blame for something,mít na svědomí něco [fráz.] Pino |
cover for someone
(encz) | cover for someone,zaskočit za někoho v: Pino |
fall for someone
(encz) | fall for someone,zamilovat se do někoho [fráz.] Pino |
fall for something
(encz) | fall for something,nachytat se na něco [id.] Pino |
for some reason
(encz) | for some reason, adv: |
get the bug for something
(encz) | get the bug for something,mít zálibu v něčem [fráz.] Pinoget the bug for something,začít dělat něco [fráz.] s posedlostí ap. Pino |
make allowance for something
(encz) | make allowance for something,vzít něco v úvahu [fráz.] Pino |
pump someone for something
(encz) | pump someone for something,vytáhnout z někoho
něco [fráz.] informaci Pino |
set a good example for someone
(encz) | set a good example for someone,být dobrým příkladem někomu [fráz.] Pino |
stood in for someone
(encz) | stood in for someone,zaskočit za někoho v: [fráz.] Pino |
summit level group for south-south consultations and co-operation
(encz) | Summit Level Group for South-South Consultations and Co-operation, |
were it not for something
(encz) | were it not for something,nebýt něčeho [fráz.] např: "We would not be
here today were it not for their help." [... nebýt jejich pomoci] Pino |
wired for sound
(encz) | wired for sound, |
názor soudce
(czen) | názor soudce,dictumn: jose |
sbor soudních obhájců
(czen) | sbor soudních obhájců,Bar |
poor soldier
(gcide) | Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[`e]re brother, friar, fr.
L. frater brother. See Brother.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. {(b)
Augustines}. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. {(d) White
Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
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2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
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3. (Zool.) An American fish; the silversides.
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Friar bird (Zool.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; {poor
soldier}, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to
several other species of the same genus.
Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
benzoin. --Brande & C.
Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.
Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare)
with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
--Milton.
Friar skate (Zool.), the European white or sharpnosed skate
(Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, {border
ray}, scad, and doctor.
[1913 Webster]Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. Poorer (?; 254); superl. Poorest.]
[OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the
first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see
Paucity, Few), and the second to parare to prepare,
procure. See Few, and cf. Parade, Pauper, Poverty.]
1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or
goods; needy; indigent.
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Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with
necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied
to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,
but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor
people.
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2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be
entitled to maintenance from the public.
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3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such
qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be
expected; as:
(a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
"Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very
ill-favored and lean-fleshed." --Gen. xli. 19.
(b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,
poor health; poor spirits. "His genius . . . poor and
cowardly." --Bacon.
(c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. "A poor
vessel." --Clarendon.
(d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --
said of land; as, poor soil.
(e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
discourse; a poor picture.
(f) Without prosperous conditions or good results;
unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor
business; the sick man had a poor night.
(g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
excuse.
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That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea
or apology at the last day. --Calamy.
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4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a
term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and
sometimes as a word of contempt.
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And for mine own poor part,
Look you, I'll go pray. --Shak.
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Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior.
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5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit." --Matt. v. 3.
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Poor law, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or
support of the poor.
Poor man's treacle (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it
was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]
--Dr. Prior.
Poor man's weatherglass (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel
(Anagallis arvensis), which opens its blossoms only in
fair weather.
Poor rate, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,
for the relief or support of the poor.
Poor soldier (Zool.), the friar bird.
The poor, those who are destitute of property; the
indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on
charity or maintenance by the public. "I have observed the
more public provisions are made for the poor, the less
they provide for themselves." --Franklin.
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Poor soldier
(gcide) | Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[`e]re brother, friar, fr.
L. frater brother. See Brother.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. {(b)
Augustines}. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. {(d) White
Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) An American fish; the silversides.
[1913 Webster]
Friar bird (Zool.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; {poor
soldier}, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to
several other species of the same genus.
Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
benzoin. --Brande & C.
Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.
Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare)
with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
--Milton.
Friar skate (Zool.), the European white or sharpnosed skate
(Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, {border
ray}, scad, and doctor.
[1913 Webster]Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. Poorer (?; 254); superl. Poorest.]
[OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the
first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see
Paucity, Few), and the second to parare to prepare,
procure. See Few, and cf. Parade, Pauper, Poverty.]
1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or
goods; needy; indigent.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with
necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied
to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,
but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor
people.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be
entitled to maintenance from the public.
[1913 Webster]
3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such
qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be
expected; as:
(a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
"Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very
ill-favored and lean-fleshed." --Gen. xli. 19.
(b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,
poor health; poor spirits. "His genius . . . poor and
cowardly." --Bacon.
(c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. "A poor
vessel." --Clarendon.
(d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --
said of land; as, poor soil.
(e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
discourse; a poor picture.
(f) Without prosperous conditions or good results;
unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor
business; the sick man had a poor night.
(g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
excuse.
[1913 Webster]
That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea
or apology at the last day. --Calamy.
[1913 Webster]
4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a
term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and
sometimes as a word of contempt.
[1913 Webster]
And for mine own poor part,
Look you, I'll go pray. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior.
[1913 Webster]
5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit." --Matt. v. 3.
[1913 Webster]
Poor law, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or
support of the poor.
Poor man's treacle (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it
was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]
--Dr. Prior.
Poor man's weatherglass (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel
(Anagallis arvensis), which opens its blossoms only in
fair weather.
Poor rate, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,
for the relief or support of the poor.
Poor soldier (Zool.), the friar bird.
The poor, those who are destitute of property; the
indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on
charity or maintenance by the public. "I have observed the
more public provisions are made for the poor, the less
they provide for themselves." --Franklin.
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senior sophister
(gcide) | Senior \Sen"ior\, n.
1. A person who is older than another; one more advanced in
life.
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2. One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was
anterior to that of another; one prior in grade.
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3. An aged person; an older. --Dryden.
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Each village senior paused to scan,
And speak the lovely caravan. --Emerson.
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4. One in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course
at an American college; -- originally called {senior
sophister}; also, one in the last year of the course at a
professional schools or at a seminary.
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Windsor soap
(gcide) | Windsor \Wind"sor\, n.
A town in Berkshire, England.
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Windsor bean. (Bot.) See under Bean.
Windsor chair, a kind of strong, plain, polished, wooden
chair. --Simmonds.
Windsor soap, a scented soap well known for its excellence.
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asset source for software engineering technology
(foldoc) | Asset Source for Software Engineering Technology
ASSET
(ASSET) A programme to promote software reuse by
the US DoD.
See also ASSET Reuse Library.
(1996-08-19)
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computer professionals for social responsibility
(foldoc) | Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
CPSR
(CPSR) A non-profit organisation whose mission is to
provide the public and policymakers with realistic assessments of
the power, promise and problems of Information Technology and
the effects of computers on society.
CPSR was founded in the USA in 1981 but has spread to many other
countries. CPSR is supported by its membership. CPSR sponsors
conferences such as their Annual Meeting, Directions and
Implications in Advanced Computing (DIAC), the Participatory
Design Conference (PDC) and the Computers, Freedom and Privacy
(CFP) conference.
CPSR Home (http://cpsr.org/).
(2012-11-04)
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x86 processor socket
(foldoc) | x86 processor socket
Socket 1
Socket 2
Socket 3
Socket 4
Socket 5
Socket 6
One of the series of standard sockets
into which you can plug various x86 microprocessors.
These vary in the number of pins, package, voltages, bus
speeds, and supported processors. Motherboards often have
clock multipliers so that the processor runs at a multiple
of the bus speed.
Socket 1, 169 pin LIF/ZIF PGA (17x17), 5v, 16-33 MHz
486 SX, 486 DX, 486 DX2, DX4 Overdrive. Socket 1 was
the first standard Intel 486 socket.
Socket 2, 238 pin LIF/ZIF PGA (19x19), 5v, 25-50 MHz 486 SX,
486 DX, 486 DX2, 486 DX4, DX4 & Pentium Overdrive. Updated
Socket 1, added support for Pentium Overdrive processors.
Socket 3, 237 pin LIF/ZIF PGA (19x19), 3.3/5v, 25-50 MHz 486
SX, 486 DX, 486 DX2, 486 DX4, DX4 & Pentium Overdrive.
Supports 5V & 3.3V processors, considered the latest 486
socket.
Socket 4, 273 pin LIF/ZIF PGA (21x21), 5v, 60/66 MHz Pentium
60/66 and Pentium Overdrive, only 5v.
Socket 5, 296 pin LIF/ZIF, 320 pin LIF/ZIF SPGA (19x19 or
37x37), 3.3v, 50/60/66 MHz Pentium 75 - 133MHz, Pentium
Overdrive, only 3.3v.
Socket 6, 235 pin ZIF PGA (19x19), 3.3v, 25-40MHz. Unpopular
advanced Socket 3, rarely seen / paper spec 486 DX4, Pentium
Overdrive, only 3.3v.
See also Socket 7, Socket 8, Super 7, Slot 1, {Slot
2}, Slot A.
{CPU Sockets chart
(http://users.erols.com/chare/sockets.htm)}.
CPU Sockets (http://webm3308.ntx.net/cpusockets.htm).
(1999-08-05)
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