Entries from MediaBin tagged with 'words'
Paradigm
Paradigm is an unusual word. It really isn’t understood, commonly said, yet sort of a mystery. When people want to impress or zing you, “they say – it’s a paradigm.” = Which, if you are listening? What do you mean,...
Abstraction
The six definitions for Abstraction on Wordnet: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" the act of withdrawing or removing something the process of formulating general concepts by...
Rush to Judgment
Watching a few movies, I started to notice a misspelled word. Judgement SP Correct Spelling! Judgment. How did this happen? "Judgment" has stood the test of history, bravely resisting the nefarious "e" that some have tried to insert into its...
Battling Dictionaries
Don Knuth prefers the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. At first, I was a Webster fan. (Webster's Dictionary) As an American, how can we pick any other? Though, their are several dictionaries and other kinds of Word References....
Dictionary Server
The best online dictionary, for being open & free. You can even install your own version of it, at home, on a Server. Visit www.dict.org. Plus, it has different options for returning various search answers. Starting with return the definition,...
Having Trouble with a Word
Try out WordIQ. = An Online Extended Dictionary on almost anything. They even have a toolbar for your browser. (Windows only, I presume.) Besides, allowing searching on References, Articles, The Web, and Dreams. Glen...
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