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snappy |ˈsnapē|
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adjective ( snappier , snappiest ) informal
1 irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish: anything unusual made her snappy and nervous. 2 cleverly concise; neat: snappy catchphrases. • neat and elegant: a snappy dresser. PHRASES make it snappy be quick about it: into bed and make it snappy! |
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prerogative |priˈrägətiv, pəˈräg-|
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noun
a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class: owning an automobile was still the prerogative of the rich. • a faculty or property distinguishing a person or class: it's not a female prerogative to feel insecure. • (also royal prerogative )the right of the sovereign, which in British law is theoretically subject to no restriction. adjective [ attrib. ] Brit.Law arising from the prerogative of the Crown (usually delegated to the government or the judiciary) and based in common law rather than statutory law: the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praerogativa ‘(the verdict of) the political division that was chosen to vote first in the assembly,’ feminine (used as noun) of praerogativus ‘asked first,’ from prae ‘before’ + rogare ‘ask.’ |
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whirlwind |ˈ(h)wərlˌwind|
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noun
a column of air moving rapidly around and around in a cylindrical or funnel shape. • used in similes and metaphors to describe a very energetic or tumultuous person or process: a whirlwind of activity | [ as modifier ] : a whirlwind romance. PHRASES ( sow the wind and ) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one's actions. whirlwind romance |
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bombshell |ˈbämˌSHel|
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noun 1 an overwhelming surprise or disappointment: the news came as a bombshell. 2 informal a very attractive woman: a twenty-year-old blonde bombshell . 3 dated an artillery shell. |
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booze |bo͞oz| informal
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noun
alcohol, esp. hard liquor: they turn to booze to beat work pressure. verb [ no obj. ] drink alcohol, esp. in large quantities: you used to booze a lot on expensive hard liquor | (as noun boozing) : Michael is trying to quit boozing. ORIGIN Middle English bouse, from Middle Dutch būsen ‘drink to excess.’ The spelling booze dates from the 18th cent. |
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confiscate |ˈkänfəˌskāt|
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verb [ with obj. ]
take or seize (someone's property) with authority: the guards confiscated his camera | (as adj. confiscated) : confiscated equipment. • take (a possession, esp. land) as a penalty and give it to the public treasury: the government confiscated his property. DERIVATIVES confiscator |-ˌskātər|noun, confiscatory |kənˈfiskəˌtôrē|adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin confiscat- ‘put away in a chest, consigned to the public treasury,’ from the verb confiscare, based on con- ‘together’ + fiscus ‘chest, treasury.’ |
