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61rabbit ears — noun 1. an indoor TV antenna; consists of two extendible rods that form a V • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑television antenna, ↑tv antenna 2. the long ears of a rabbit • Hypernyms: ↑ …
62signifying — ˈsignə̇ˌfīiŋ noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of signify : a good natured needling or goading especially among urban blacks by means of indirect gibes and clever often preposterous put downs ; also : dozens herein …
63gib´er — gibe «jyb», verb, gibed, gib|ing, noun. –v.i. to speak in a sneering way; jeer; scoff; sneer: »My brother gibed at my efforts to paint a picture. He would familiarly gibe and jest with him (Edmund Spenser). SYNONYM( …
64gird|er — gird|er1 «GUR duhr», noun. a main supporting beam, made of steel, concrete or wood. The weight of a floor is usually supported by girders. A tall building or big bridge often has steel girders for its frame. ╂[< gird1 + er1] gird|er2 «GUR… …
65APIKOROS — APIKOROS, in popular usage, one who negates the rabbinic tradition. The designation apikoros first occurs in rabbinic literature in the Mishnah (Sanh. 10:1), enumerated among those who forfeit their share in the world to come. Although there is… …
66OENOMAUS OF GADARA° — OENOMAUS OF GADARA°, pagan philosopher of the school of younger Cynics, who lived during the reign of Hadrian (117–38). He composed a number of works, only little of which has survived. His most famous Γοήτων θώρα (Kata Chresterion), fragments of …
