Look up OR, or, -or, or-, or Or. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Or or OR may refer to: "O.R.", a 1974 episode of M*A*S*H Or (My Treasure), a 2004...

Exclusive or, exclusive disjunction, exclusive alternation, logical non-equivalence, or logical inequality is a logical operator whose negation is the...

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated BA or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is the holder of a bachelor's...

subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company...

quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in the original source, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling, punctuation, and...

A website, or web site, is any web page whose content is identified by a common domain name and is published on at least one web server. Websites are typically...

In top-level association football competitions, 27 players have scored 500 or more goals in both club and international football, according to research...

The chicken or the egg causality dilemma is commonly stated as the question, "which came first: the chicken or the egg?" The dilemma stems from the observation...

Join, or Die. (stylized JOIN, or DIE.) is a political cartoon showing the disunity in the American colonies, originally in the context of the French and...

exist in reality or effect, without explicit recognition by laws or other formal norms; de jure practices are recognized by laws or other formal norms...

also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India) is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant...

In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama...

also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person...

The fight-or-flight or the fight-flight-or-freeze response, also known as hyperarousal or acute stress response, is a physiological reaction that occurs...

Iran and Kuwait hold the record of having the most players to have scored 50 or more international goals with four each. England, France, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia...

(shortened from "demonstration") is a song or group of songs typically recorded for limited circulation or for reference use, rather than for general...

incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election...

Hell or High Water is a 2016 American neo-Western crime drama film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan. It follows two brothers...

making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered...

security, logging in (or logging on, signing in, or signing on) is the process by which an individual gains access to a computer system or program by identifying...

Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse, or other forms of sexual penetration, carried out against a person without their consent...

surname, the given name, or the full name. Where births are officially registered, the full birth name entered onto a birth register or birth certificate may...

A demonym (/ˈdɛmənɪm/), or rarely gentilic, is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place...

Free content, libre content, or open content (also called free information, libre information, open information) is any kind of creative work, such as...

militaries to describe the deaths of their personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile forces at the moment of action. The United States Department of Defense...

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; Latin: philosophiae doctor or doctor in philosophia) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of...

arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal...

inside or by a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate themselves, their place of origin, or their language. An exonym or xenonym...

accounting, an asset is any resource owned or controlled by a business or an economic entity. It is anything (tangible or intangible) that can be used to produce...

oʊ/ ) (also known as fellation, and in slang as blowjob, BJ, giving head, or sucking off) is an oral sex act consisting of the stimulation of a penis by...

Look up order or Order in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: A socio-political or established or existing order, e...

Monoamniotic twins are identical or semi-identical twins that share the same amniotic sac within their mother's uterus. Monoamniotic twins are always monochorionic...

Poludnitsa (from: Polden or Poluden, 'half-day' or 'midday') is a mythical character common to the various Slavic countries of Eastern Europe. She is...

users of that program. While this is often called "access to source code" or "public availability", the Free Software Foundation (FSF) recommends against...

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment...

Luck is a phenomenon or belief that humans may associate with experiencing improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative events. Philosophical...

A need is a requirement for survival or optimal functioning at a point of time and in a given context. Needs are distinguished from wants. In the case...

A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's goods or service from those of other sellers. Brands are...

or simply game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion...

surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within...

uppercase and lowercase letters are treated as distinct (case-sensitive) or equivalent (case-insensitive). For instance, when users interested in learning...

"Black or White" is a song by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on November 4, 1991, as the lead single from Jackson's...

server, or other similar systems. This contrasts with uploading, where data is sent to a remote system. A download is a file offered for downloading or that...

Home improvement is the process of renovating, improving or adding to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home...

Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West (known simply and more commonly as Blood Meridian) is a 1985 epic historical novel by American author...

A dead drop or dead letter box is a method of espionage tradecraft used to pass items or information between two individuals (e.g., a case officer and...

A garrote (US-EN) or garrotte (UK-EN) (/ɡəˈrɒt, ɡəˈroʊt/ gə-RO(H)T; alternatively spelled as garotte), or garrote vil (Spanish: [ɡaˈrote ˈβil]), is a...

disc (CD), vinyl (record), or audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or in digital format. The album was the dominant format or unit of recorded music expression...

Look up lock or locks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lock(s) or locked may refer to: Lock, a mechanical fastening device Lock of hair, a piece of...

Dead or Alive (Japanese: DEAD OR ALIVE(デッド オア アライブ), Hepburn: Deddo oa Araibu; abbreviated as DOA) is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series...

use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience. Narration is conveyed by a narrator: a specific person, or unspecified literary...

symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of phonetic symbols. The International Phonetic Alphabet...

they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities...

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (Italian: Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma), billed on-screen as Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom on English-language prints...

sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another...

A system is a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules or set of constraints to form a unified whole. A system...

directly to a server that can fulfil a request for a resource, such as a file or web page, the client directs the request to the proxy server, which evaluates...

Survival or survivorship, the act of surviving, is the propensity of something to continue existing despite conditions that might kill or destroy it. The...

personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, landform, or tree, and are usually depicted as maidens. Because of their association with...

vary. People may also have negative feelings or sexual inhibitions about giving or receiving oral sex, or may flatly refuse to engage in the practice....

will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area...

fewer than five original songs by the same writer or team of writers, either used as voiceovers or visually performed. Each of these songs must be substantively...

known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of a company or a nonprofit organization...

The world is the totality of entities, the whole of reality, or everything that exists. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in...

Cake is a baker's confectionery made by combining flour with a liquid, a fat or both, and usually with a leavening agent. Cakes are usually baked, but can...

an emphasis, stress, or stronger attack placed on a particular note or set of notes, or chord, either because of its context or specifically indicated...

DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER...

external observer. A name can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified...

The GNU General Public Licenses (GNU GPL or simply GPL) are a series of widely used free software licenses. The GPL is a copyleft license, which means...

A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both lower secondary...

An image or picture is a visual representation. An image can be two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or three-dimensional, such...

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (known simply and more commonly as Dr. Strangelove) is a 1964 political satire black...

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein...

whistling, signing, or braille. In other words, human language is modality-independent, but written or signed language is the way to inscribe or encode the natural...

any widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD...

outrage'), or less frequently hybris (/ˈhaɪbrɪs/), is extreme or excessive pride or dangerous overconfidence and complacency, often in combination with (or synonymous...

A regular expression (shortened as regex or regexp), sometimes referred to as a rational expression, is a sequence of characters that specifies a match...

or the census may not record languages spoken, or record them ambiguously. Sometimes speaker populations are exaggerated for political reasons, or speakers...

movie, or motion picture is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere...

(pl.: simulacra or simulacrums, from Latin simulacrum, meaning "likeness, semblance") is a representation or imitation of a person or thing. The word...

The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television...

construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g., agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe...

company, or simply private company, is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated...

the beginning of the 1992–93 season, a total of 35 players have scored 100 or more goals in the competition. These players have been collectively referred...

(MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death)...

Dead or Alive were an English pop band that released seven studio albums from 1984 to 2000. The band formed in 1979 in Liverpool and found success in the...

diverse range of cultural activity centered around works utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience,...

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded upon the completion and fulfillment of...

a political entity or its territory in the world. They function as sovereign states, unrecognized states, constituent countries, or dependent territories...

formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients (individuals or corporations)...

Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, often known simply as Peter Pan, is a work by British novelist J. M. Barrie, in the form of a 1904 play and...

Edema (American English) or oedema (Commonwealth English), also known as dropsy, hydropsy, fluid retention, or simply swelling, is the buildup of fluid...

कांवड़ यात्रा; also Kānvar or Kāvaḍ Yātrā) is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias (Devanagari: कावड़िया) or "Bhole" (भोले), to Hindu...

pain), or injury. Health can be promoted by encouraging healthful activities, such as regular physical exercise and adequate sleep, and by reducing or avoiding...

independent disks" or "redundant array of inexpensive disks") configurations that employ the techniques of striping, mirroring, or parity to create large...

Sex, more formally known as sexual intercourse, coitus, or copulation, is an intimate social activity typically involving the insertion of the erect male...

will generally serve a default page, which is often referred to as a main or "index" page. A common filename for such a page is index.html, but most modern...

insertion of a body part or other object into a body orifice, such as the vagina, mouth, or anus, as part of human sexual activity or sexual behavior in non-human...

may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form...

Procuring, pimping, or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute or other sex worker in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer....

Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries. During the evening of Halloween, on October 31, people in...

high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank...

up slur or epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The following is a list of ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or have been...

conducted by the seller, typically a retailer or manufacturer. Products can be marketed to other businesses (B2B) or directly to consumers (B2C). Sometimes tasks...

loss. People may also have negative feelings or sexual inhibitions about giving or receiving cunnilingus or may refuse to engage in it. The term cunnilingus...

Erotica is art, literature or photography that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics...

Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian...

Softcore pornography or softcore porn is commercial still photography, film, imagery, text or audio content that has a pornographic or erotic component but...

coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit. The...

spelled hand job) is a manual sex act involving a person stimulating the penis or scrotum of another by using the hand. This is done to induce an erection for...

A sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organised, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment...

., also known as suspension points, dots, periods of ellipsis, or ellipsis points, or, colloquially, dot, dot, dot is a punctuation mark consisting of...

NATO military ranks use a standardized system of codes (OF for officers, OR for other ranks) to allow for comparison between member nations, though the...

The Windows key (also known as the win, start, logo, flag or super key) is a computer keyboard key originally introduced on Microsoft's Natural Keyboard...

discrete or continuous values that conveys information, describing the quantity, quality, fact, statistics, other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences...

A photograph (also known as a photo, or more generically referred to as an image or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface...

fours (usually on hands and knees), or lies on their abdomen, for sexual intercourse, other forms of sexual penetration or other sexual activity. Doggy style...

A pidgin /ˈpɪdʒɪn/, or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified form of contact language that develops between two or more groups of people that...

solution is defined by IUPAC as "A liquid or solid phase containing more than one substance, when for convenience one (or more) substance, which is called the...

Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple...

played with 32, 40 or 48 cards. Thus poker games vary in deck configuration, the number of cards in play, the number dealt face up or face down and the...

Fingering is sexual stimulation of the vulva (including the clitoris) or vagina by using the fingers. Vaginal fingering is medically called digital penetration...

named') or alias (/ˈeɪ.li.əs/, AY-lee-əs) is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true...

Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred...

or in French cuisine hachis Parmentier, is a savoury dish of cooked minced meat topped with mashed potato and baked, formerly also called Sanders or Saunders...

frequently assign one or more midfielders to disrupt the opposing team's attacks, while others may be tasked with creating goals, or have equal responsibilities...

symbols, the state itself, heads of state, religions (blasphemy), or the judiciary or legislature (contempt of court). Defamation law has a long history...

point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (C) or 5. The guards were...

service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. When the medal is awarded by the Army, Air Force, or Space Force for acts of valor...

A server is a computer or software system that provides data, resources, or services to other computers called "clients" on a computer network. This architecture...

people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally...

made up of several long horizontal or vertical slats of various types of hard material, including wood, plastic or metal which are held together by cords...

The plus–minus sign or plus-or-minus sign (±) and the complementary minus-or-plus sign (∓) are symbols with broadly similar multiple meanings. In mathematics...

Sexual activity, sexual practice, sexual behaviour or, very broadly, sex is the set of activities people engage in that typically includes any combination...

sugar, egg, and some type of oil or fat. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, or nuts. Cookie texture varies from...

A tabby cat, or simply tabby, is any domestic cat (Felis catus) with a coat pattern distinguished by an M-shaped marking on its forehead, stripes by its...

Sexual abuse or sex abuse is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using physical force, or by taking advantage of...

A stag film (also blue movie or smoker) was a type of pornographic film produced secretively from the early 1900s to the late 1960s when major Hollywood...

"Chafin" or "Chiffin". Other Kalapuyan tribes occupied villages that are also now within Eugene city limits. Pee-you or Mohawk Calapooians, Winefelly or Pleasant...

normally means the seed-associated fleshy structures (or produce) of plants that are typically sweet (or sour) and edible in the raw state, such as apples...

a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and recorded as a vital statistic. Within the United States...

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse and committed with the necessary intent as defined by the law in...

used as a noun with the meaning "cat", or "coward" or "weakling". In slang, it can mean "vulva", "vagina", or by synecdoche, "sexual intercourse with...

An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile...

nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite...

rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings. A particular instance of poetry is a poem...

Packaging is the science, art, and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the...

positioning of the bodies that people use to engage in sexual intercourse or other sexual activities. Sexual acts are generally described by the positions...

computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that...

the duration of events (or the intervals between them), and to quantify rates of change of quantities in material reality or in conscious experience....

and glory-hole) is a hole in a wall or partition, often between public toilet cubicles, public shower cubicles or sex video arcade booths and lounges...

their sexual orientation or sexual identity, can include oral sex, manual sex, or tribadism. Sex toys may be used. Romantic or sexual interpersonal relationships...

sometimes pronounced sea-surf) is a type of malicious exploit of a website or web application where unauthorized commands are submitted from a user that...

pornography or hardcore porn is pornography that features detailed depictions of sexual organs or sexual acts such as vaginal, anal, oral, or manual intercourse;...

The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries. The first list includes...

The Master of Arts (Latin: Magister Artium or Artium Magister; abbreviated MA or AM) is a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The...

phrase, slur, or derogatory term is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect...

Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality...

towards or away from him (the latter called reverse cowgirl), and either the man or woman inserts the man's erect penis into the woman's vagina or anus....

of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may...

threat or intimidation, or by fencing or otherwise enclosing, or by any other unlawful means, to prevent or obstruct the free passage or transit over or through...

An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of humans who identify with each other on the basis of perceived shared attributes that distinguish them from other...

A casino game is one in which players gamble cash or chips on various possible random outcomes or combinations of outcomes, often in a casino environment...

Non-penetrative sex or outercourse is sexual activity that usually does not include sexual penetration, but some forms, particularly when termed outercourse...

Look up Null, null, a-null, núll, or Nullus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Null may refer to: Nuller, an optical tool using interferometry to block...

fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. High...

Doner kebab or döner kebab is a Turkish dish made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. Seasoned meat stacked in the shape of an inverted cone is turned...

attraction on the basis of sexual desire or the quality of arousing such interest. Sexual attractiveness or sex appeal is an individual's ability to attract...

Colonel (/ˈkɜːrnəl/ KUR-nəl; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is the highest ranking non-General grade officer used in many countries. It is also used...

A static web page, sometimes called a flat page or a stationary page, is a web page that is delivered to a web browser exactly as stored, in contrast to...

keys, or pedals are to be used, whether a string instrument should be bowed or plucked, or whether the bow of a string instrument should move up or down)...

Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction–infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut...

urophilia, is a paraphilia in which sexual excitement is associated with urine or urination. Etymologically, the term comes from the Greek ouron, meaning 'urine'...

place in a private sex party or semi-public swinger gathering, but may also take place at massage parlors or brothels or, in some jurisdictions, at purpose-built...

Organized crime refers to transnational, national, or local groups of centralized enterprises that engage in illegal activities, most commonly for profit...

Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey or black, green, white, or brown in colour, and has a glassy or waxy appearance. A thin, oxidised layer on...

depending on the context, sounds like English m, n or ng ([ŋ]) or like the nasal vowels of Portuguese or Galician. In contrast to the hiragana syllabary...

which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of rotation, or torque multiplication or reduction, in a machine...

rightness or wrongness, virtues or vices, honesty or cruelty, honor or disgrace, the power of inner beliefs of a person, and propriety or impropriety...

objects or body parts. In common language, fetish is also used for a sexual interest in specific activities, people, types of people, substances, or situations...

French: Tartarie; German: Tartarei; Russian: Тартария, romanized: Tartariya) or Tatary (Russian: Татария, romanized: Tatariya) was a blanket term used in...

smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to...

In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple...

thesis (pl.: theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification...

The source or headwater of a river or stream is the geographical point of its beginning, specifically where surface runoff water begins to accumulate into...

paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children...

of the same rank or sequence and same suit. The basic goal in any form of rummy is to build melds which can be either sets (three or four of a kind of...

made from milk or cream that has been flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit, such...

(pl.: corpora) or text corpus is a dataset, consisting of natively digital and older, digitalized, language resources, either annotated or unannotated....

"With or Without You" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their fifth studio album, The Joshua Tree (1987), and was released as the...

"To be, or not to be" is a monologue given by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene" of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1). The...

general-purpose municipal corporation. They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military)...

situations can include public transit, shopping centers, crowds and queues, or simply being outside their home on their own. Being in these situations may...

into the ground (in-ground pools) or built above ground (as a freestanding construction or as part of a building or other larger structure), and may be...

non-existent), or by exaggerating the extent and profitability of the legitimate business activities, using new investments to fabricate or supplement these...

Sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨, 鮓; pronounced [sɯɕiꜜ] or [sɯꜜɕi] ) is a traditional Japanese dish made with vinegared rice (鮨飯, sushi-meshi), typically seasoned with...

Jujutsu (柔術, jūjutsu; Japanese pronunciation: [dʑɯːʑɯtsɯ] or [dʑɯꜜːʑɯtsɯ] ), also known as jiu-jitsu or ju-jitsu (both /dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː/ joo-JITS-oo), is a Japanese...

pertains to the interpretation (perhaps formally) of that which may be sensed, or their abstractions. Any natural process that is not completely random and...

institutions. The term commonwealth does not describe or provide for any specific political status or legal relationship when used by a state. Those that...

the face, arms, or legs. Less commonly there may be large blisters which affect the groin or armpits. The lesions may be painful or itchy. Fever is uncommon...

of diverting the attention of an individual or group from a desired area of focus and thereby blocking or diminishing the reception of desired information...

French fries, or simply fries, also known as french fried potatoes, chips, and finger chips, are batonnet or julienne-cut deep-fried potatoes of disputed...

diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment and palliation of their injury or disease, while promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health...

processes, it is commonly a physiological response to cardiovascular conditioning or due to asymptomatic type 1 atrioventricular block. Resting heart rates of...

Look up test, testing, Test, or TEST in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to: Test (assessment), an educational assessment...

"post" or "entry", with posts typically presented in reverse chronological order. Blogging may be carried out by individuals, commercial enterprises, or organizations...

the Mafia, rather than just official "made men". Earning or making one's "bones" or "button" or becoming a "button man" for the Mafia is usually synonymous...

known as queening or kinging, is a sexual practice with one partner sitting over the other's face, sometimes allowing for oral–genital or oral–anal contact...

Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions of organisms, individuals, systems or artificial entities in some environment...

characterized by rejection or disruption of binary categories of sexual orientation and gender. Originally meaning 'strange' or 'peculiar', queer came to...

process of improving broken, damaged, or outdated structures. Renovations are typically done on either commercial or residential buildings. Additionally...

parts – such as the breasts, genitals, or buttocks – in a public or semi-public environment. This can be done live or virtually as with nude selfies using...

An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is an entity—such as a company, or corporation or an institution (formal...

to cause unwanted or excessive sexual arousal, causing people to engage in or think about sexual activity to a point of distress or impairment. Whether...

may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (not using weapons). Combat is resorted to either as a method of self-defense or to impose one's will upon others...

and versatile are roles during sexual activity, especially between two (or more) males. A top is usually a person who penetrates, a bottom is usually...

instructors, staff specialists, or sergeants major of battalion or company-sized units. They are addressed as "master" or "master sergeant". In the National...

Paraphilias are sexual interests in objects, situations, or individuals that are atypical. The American Psychiatric Association, in its Diagnostic and...

Feces (also faeces or fæces or poop) are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down...

company, insurance carrier, or underwriter. A person or entity who buys insurance is known as a policyholder, while a person or entity covered under the...

injection vulnerability can result in data breaches, access to restricted or critical computer systems, and the spread of malware. Code injection vulnerabilities...

private detective, an inquiry agent or informally a private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law...

(also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical...

Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or government bodies through business administration...

A false dilemma, also referred to as false dichotomy or false binary, is an informal fallacy based on a premise that erroneously limits what options are...

crowns a building or furniture element. Examples include the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or along the top of an...

activity among three friends or in the context of casual sex or a hook up. A threesome may occur in specific contexts or environments that allow for sex...

Sandfly or sand fly is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking dipteran (fly) encountered in sandy areas. In the United...

A crow is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly, a synonym for all of Corvus. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species...

BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal...

An eponym is a noun after which or for which someone or something is named. Adjectives derived from the word eponym include eponymous and eponymic. Eponyms...

a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered...

Kintsugi (pronounced [/kɪnˈtsuːɡi/] or [kʲint͡sɯɡʲi]; Japanese: 金継ぎ, lit. 'golden joinery'), also known as kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair"), is the Japanese...

a very sharp point and usually one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting weapon. Daggers have been...

sight of repetitive patterns, or clusters, of small holes or bumps. Although not clinically recognized as a separate mental or emotional disorder, trypophobia...

Peritonitis is inflammation of the localized or generalized peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen and covering of the abdominal organs...

are adjusted, ignored, supplemented, or contradicted by a subsequently published work that recontextualizes or breaks continuity with the former. There...

Barbecue or barbeque (often shortened to BBQ worldwide; barbie or barby in Australia and New Zealand) is a term used with regional and national variations...

from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation. The legal term PAC was created in pursuit...

[oɾˈtʃata] ), or orxata (Valencian: [oɾˈtʃata]), is a name given to several sweet beverages made from plant-based ingredients, although some varieties or commercial...

run by hardware. Hardware derived its name from the fact that it is hard or rigid with respect to changes, whereas software is soft because it is easy...

it was under Japanese rule. Each kana character corresponds to one phoneme or syllable, unlike kanji, which generally each corresponds to a morpheme. Apart...

site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500, or roughly...

The GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL or GFDL) is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the...

boxes, or other symbols. An hors d'oeuvre (/ɔːr ˈdɜːrv(rə)/ or DURV(-rə); French: hors-d'œuvre [ɔʁ dœvʁ(ə)] ), entrée, appetiser, appetizer or starter...

"The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information" is one of the most highly cited papers in psychology...

Look up femme fatale, Mata Hari, or vamp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A femme fatale (/ˌfɛm fəˈtæl, -ˈtɑːl/ FEM fə-TA(H)L, French: [fam fatal];...

mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning...

botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence...

(several regiments or brigades). It is a rank that is subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the rank of brigadier or brigadier general...

things or ideas). Common examples include perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations; seeing faces in inanimate objects; or lunar...

(or a life sentence) is any sentence of imprisonment in which the convicted individual will remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life (or...

lunga) or short (pasta corta). It may have a simple shape like a thin cylinder (spaghetti), a sheet (lasagna), a tube (penne), or a grain, or be complex...

and concepts from specific examples, literal (real or concrete) signifiers, first principles, or other methods. The result of the process, an abstraction...

marked by unusually small size or short stature. In humans, it is defined as an adult height of 147 centimetres (4 ft 10 in) or less, regardless of sex; the...

tricksters. They can be mischievous, helpful, or malevolent, often appearing as animal-like figures, possessed objects, or humanoids. They embody the mysterious...

are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side or to the right side of the road, respectively. They are fundamental to traffic...

A masterpiece, magnum opus (Latin for 'great work'), or chef-d'œuvre (French for 'master of work'; pl. chefs-d'œuvre; French: [ʃɛ.d‿œvʁ]) is a creation...

A tic is a sudden and repetitive motor movement or vocalization that is not rhythmic and involves discrete muscle groups. Tics are typically brief and...

scheduler in Microsoft Windows that launches computer programs or scripts at pre-defined times or after specified time intervals. Microsoft introduced this...

meanings or pronunciations that are unique to one language or the other. For example, 誠 means 'honest' in both languages but is pronounced makoto or sei in...

Upskirting or upskirt photography is the practice of taking photographs or videos under a person's skirt or kilt, capturing an image or video of the crotch...

Baccarat or baccara (/ˈbækəræt, bɑːkəˈrɑː/; French: [bakaʁa]) is a card game. It is now played mainly at casinos, but in the past it was also popular at...

N/A (or sometimes n/a or N.A.) is a common abbreviation in tables and lists for the phrases not applicable, not available, not assessed, or no answer....

system or network. The word is also used for a skilled programmer or computer enthusiast. In computer security, it may describe an intruder or an authorized...

as gooning or "surfing", is a sexual technique whereby an orgasm is controlled (that is, delayed or prevented). It is practiced alone or with a partner...

Sexual stimulation is anything that leads to sexual arousal or orgasm. This thing can be physical or of other senses, and is known as a stimulus. Sexual stimulation...

written, graphic, visual, or recorded form. The act of creating such a work is called authorship, which means a sculptor, painter, or composer is considered...

currency symbol consisting of a capital ⟨S⟩ crossed with one or two vertical strokes ($ or depending on typeface), used to represent the base unit of account...

A nude beach, sometimes called a clothing-optional or free beach, is a beach where users are at liberty to be nude. Nude beaches usually have mixed bathing...

Outside of North American English, this coat pattern is called tricolor or tortoiseshell and white. Calico is not to be confused with a tortoiseshell...

allowing the viewer to see the ejaculation in progress. Facial cum shots (or "facials") are regularly portrayed in pornographic films and videos, often...

mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition. It may be of an abstract or figurative design or include the text...

The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press...

or BDSM which involves tying a person up using simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope (often jute, hemp or linen...

pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy)...

A basic division is between free-standing or single-family detached homes and various types of attached or multi-family residential dwellings. Both may...

Fufu (or fufuo, foofoo, foufou /ˈfuˌfu/ foo-foo listen) is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine originally made from boiled cassava, plantains...

Web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction is data scraping used for extracting data from websites. Web scraping software may directly access...

performed upon, or by, people of any gender or sexual orientation. It may occur with the use of fingers, orally, such as by sucking or licking, as well...

Look up neutral or neutrality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Neutral or neutrality may refer to: Neutral organisms, in ecology, those that obey the...

Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. It is one of the oldest forms of textile art, with...

interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but it is more commonly one of the activities or events developed over...

includes literature and other forms of art or entertainment (e.g. music)—whether written or spoken, audio or visual—based on some set of stylistic criteria...

of something or an action, with the aim of determining which actions are best to do or what way is best to live (normative ethics), or to describe the...

A book is a written work of substantial length created by one or more authors. They can be distributed in various forms such as printed books, audiobooks...

that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or serves a decorative purpose. There are various types of walls, including...

privately or with a larger party. Special celebrations and gifts are often given for particular anniversary milestones (e.g., 25, 40, 50, 60, or 70 years)...

producing either male or female gametes Legal sex or legal gender, a legal status Human sexual activity, a broad range of reproductive or erotic human practices...

automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, ship or other means; with or without luggage; and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively...

misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences...

process whereby a portion or all of a population or group votes to choose an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office or other position of responsibility...

Doxing or doxxing is the act of providing personally identifiable information about an individual or organization, usually via the Internet and without...

This page uses IPA notation for orthographic or other linguistic analysis. For the meaning of how ⟨ ⟩, | |, / /, and [ ] are used here, see this page....

Conventions, and customary international law protect the rights of captured regular or irregular enemy soldiers and civilians. Prisoners-of-war (POWs) must be treated...

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Best Actress – Drama Series Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Series Best...

Blackjack (formerly black jack or vingt-un) is a casino banking game. It is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. It uses decks of 52...

the process of removing physical, spatial, or temporal details or attributes in the study of objects or systems in order to more closely attend to other...

in the fine arts (such as painting, sculpture, or printmaking) and not the decorative arts, crafts, or applied visual arts media. The distinction was...

Hypoglycemia (American English), also spelled hypoglycaemia or hypoglycæmia (British English), sometimes called low blood sugar, is a fall in blood sugar...

resources such as growing crops, minerals or water, and wild animals; immovable property of this nature is real property or housing in general. In terms of law...

technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a plant or animal, a custom, or anything else associated with a particular period that is placed...

or wood smoke may be used as flavoring agents. Other added ingredients may include black pepper, garlic, chives or cranberries. A cheesemonger, or specialist...

Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers"...

Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen...

A tributary, or an affluent, is a stream that typically flows into a larger stream (main stem or parent) or lake, or rarely into a smaller stream, e.g...

spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. A toadstool generally refers to a poisonous mushroom...

A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants, and sometimes various companion animals...

or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by one or more...

individuals who rarely or never experience sexual attraction solely based on immediately observable characteristics such as appearance or smell, and do not...

arrhythmias, are irregularities in the heartbeat, including when it is too fast or too slow. Essentially, this is anything but normal sinus rhythm. A resting...

device or stream to listen to at a time of their choosing. In the mid-2020s, however, video podcasts, either as primary content included in the feed, or as...

touching or stroking of these zones stimulates a partner during foreplay to increase the arousal level. Additionally, the gentle massage or stroke of...

(sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a form of folklore consisting of unusual, humorous, or frightening stories that circulate as...

Return on investment (ROI) or return on costs (ROC) is the ratio between net income or profit to investment (costs resulting from an investment of some...

cause. Pleurisy can be caused by a variety of conditions, including viral or bacterial infections, autoimmune disorders, and pulmonary embolism. The most...

A corporation or body corporate is an individual, or other entity such as a company, that has been authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a...

Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college, or seminary may...

mythology, chthonic (/ˈθɒnɪk/) or chthonian (/ˈθoʊniən/) deities or spirits were those who inhabited the underworld or existed in or under the earth, and were...

building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and often windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory...

ticker symbol or stock symbol is an abbreviation used to uniquely identify publicly traded shares of a particular publicly listed company or security on...

welcome. This includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Louis, chevalier de Jaucourt describes hospitality in the Encyclopédie...

person or couple who will become the child's legal parents after birth. People pursue surrogacy for a variety of reasons such as infertility, dangers or undesirable...

Chemical substances may take the form of a single element or chemical compounds. If two or more chemical substances can be combined without reacting,...

mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is...

to be offensive or disturbing to its viewers, though it can also contain elements of humor or evoke (in some viewers) sexual arousal, or which contain hate...

A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted leader, petty officer, or in some cases warrant officer, who does not hold a commission. Non-commissioned...

question marks, boxes, or other symbols. A subscript or superscript is a character (such as a number or letter) that is set slightly below or above the normal...

music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released in was Walt...

In cartography, a map is a representation or abstraction of geographical reality. Maps serve a wide range of purposes. A common use is route planning,...

Syncretism (/ˈsɪŋkrətɪzəm/) is the combining or merging of various distinct beliefs or schools of thought, particularly religious ones. For instance,...

software that is intended for end-user use – not operating, administering or programming a computer. It includes programs such as word processors, web...

flavored with a savory or sweet garnish. Typical fillings include potato and twaróg cheese, sauerkraut, ground meat, mushrooms, fruits, or berries. Savory pierogi...

give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the universe. They tend to derive morality, ethics, religious laws, or a preferred lifestyle...

A moving company, also known as a removalist or van line, is a company that specializes in assisting individuals and businesses with relocating their goods...

rotational or cyclical properties, when the rate of angular progress is measured. Spatial frequency is defined for properties that vary or occur repeatedly...

vegetable also known as the table beet, garden beet, or dinner beet, or else categorized by color as red beet or golden beet. Its leaves constitute a leaf vegetable...

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the debut studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on February 6, 2003, by Interscope Records, G-Unit Records...

cinematic technique and film genre in which all or a substantial part of the work is presented as if it were film or video recordings recorded by characters in...

or ScM, is a master's degree. It usually focuses on developing advanced knowledge and analytical skills within a specific scientific, technical, or professional...

the underlying storage or device is a matter of convention, and different assignments may be used even within the same device or program. It may be physically...

removal or reversal of a law. There are two basic types of repeal; a repeal with a re-enactment is used to replace the law with an updated, amended, or otherwise...

only a volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even...

medusoid stage in their life cycles, although a number of them have only one or the other. For example, Hydra has no medusoid stage, while Liriope lacks the...

generally used as either underwear or in some countries, as a swimsuit. It may also be worn for traditional ceremonies or competitions. Viewed from the front...

it absorbs light energy from the Sun. A leaf with lighter-colored or white patches or edges is called a variegated leaf. Leaves vary in shape, size, texture...

Computer numerical control (CNC) or CNC machining is the automated control of machine tools by a computer. It is an evolution of numerical control (NC)...

or paralysis, speech problems, vision or hearing problems, memory loss, attention problems, coordination problems, balance problems, dizziness or lightheadedness...

Lamb and mutton, collectively sheep meat (or sheepmeat), is meat from the domestic sheep, Ovis aries. It is generally divided into three types: lamb, from...

activities, charitable work, or other activities. Most often, legal entities in business are formed to sell a product or a service. There are many types...

positioned above the rank of corporal, or to a police officer immediately below a lieutenant in the United States, or below an inspector in the United Kingdom...

fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole. In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons...

symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of logic symbols. In logic, a set of symbols is commonly...

Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are generally in the form of money...

In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical...

is the transmission of evaluative or corrective information about an action, event, or process to the original or controlling source. — Karl Johan Åström...

(abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element of a raster image. In a display device, dot matrix printer, or ASCII art a pixel...

electric-powered device that pulsates or throbs. Vibrators can be used for solo play, partnered play by one or more people, or in an orgy. Devices designed for...

or will-o'-wisp (Latin: ignis fatuus, "foolish flame"), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps, or marshes...

often apply as well (e.g. to protect those who have intellectual disabilities or are highly intoxicated). The minimum age requirement for performers is most...

Gonorrhea or gonorrhoea, colloquially known as the clap, is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Infection...

between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts...

keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking, or referring, to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific...

disconnecting and removing the body parts such as limbs, skin, or organs from a living or dead being. It has been practiced upon human beings as a form...

A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars...

Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information (telecommunication) between two or more points without the...

A master of ceremonies (MC or emcee) is in charge of ceremonies, staged events, conferences, conventions, or performances such as parties. They are responsible...

computer programming, a bitwise operation operates on a bit string, a bit array or a binary numeral (considered as a bit string) at the level of its individual...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), also known as flesh-eating disease or flesh-eating bacteria, is an infection that kills the body's soft tissue. It is a serious...

A screenshot (also known as screen capture or screen grab) is an analog or digital image that shows the contents of a computer display. A screenshot is...

Bondage in BDSM is the activity of tying or restraining people using equipment such as chains, cuffs, or collars for mutual erotic pleasure. According...

Tabletop games or tabletops are games that are normally played on a table or other flat surface, such as board games, card games, dice games, miniature...

killed. Typically, it implies that they are temporarily or permanently incapable of bearing arms or continuing to fight. Generally, the wounded in action...

Ceviche, cebiche, sebiche, or seviche is a traditional cold dish consisting of raw fish or shellfish marinated in citrus and seasonings. Different versions...

murder-for-hire, is a form of murder or assassination in which one party employs another party to extrajudicially kill a targeted person or people via an illegal agreement...

This is a list of notable gay men, lesbian or bisexual people who have been open about their sexuality. The definition of sexual orientation has changed...

from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to A5 in choral music, or to soprano C (C6) or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the...

majority of national association football teams in the world are members of FIFA or one of its affiliated continental confederations. A majority of them also...

EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS...

stable is a building in which working animals are kept, especially horses or oxen. The building is usually divided into stalls, and may include storage...

that by definition lack biological plausibility, testability, repeatability, or supporting evidence of effectiveness. Such practices are not part of evidence-based...

not always) tangible, such as pens or pears. Services are activities provided by other people, such as teachers or barbers. Taken together, it is the...

arousal or gratification of either or both parties. The intensity of the act can vary in both its duration and severity, and may include the use of one or more...

the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen...

Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht (Hunt/Chase...

Polyphasic sleep or segmented sleep is the system of sleeping during multiple periods over the course of 24 hours, in contrast to monophasic sleep, a single...

(/ˌseɪdoʊˈmæsəkɪzəm/ SAY-doh-MASS-ə-kiz-əm) or S&M, is the derivation of pleasure from acts of respectively inflicting or receiving pain or humiliation. The term is named...

Funny or Die, Inc. is a comedy video website and production company owned by Henry R. Muñoz III that was founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Mark Kvamme...

overly thick blood. The plasma cells can also form a mass in the bone marrow or soft tissue. When one tumor is present, it is called a plasmacytoma; more...

swing analysis (or swing) shows the extent of change in voter support, typically from one election to another, expressed as a positive or negative percentage...

descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing. It is usually...

A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin baccalaureus; or baccalaureate, from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate degree awarded by higher...

The Speech or Debate Clause is a clause in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 6, Clause 1) providing legislative immunity. The clause states...

holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism that is the one that was used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described...

Commonwealth English, also known as stuffed eggs, curried eggs, dressed eggs or angel eggs, are hard-boiled eggs that have been peeled, cut in half, with...

body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection...

Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning, self-study, and self-teaching) is the practice of education without the guidance...

Misophonia (or selective sound sensitivity syndrome) is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds or their associated stimuli, or cues. These...

Ireland. It is made from pork or occasionally beef blood, with pork fat or beef suet, and a cereal, usually oatmeal, oat groats, or barley groats. The high...

B-team. abort To suddenly discontinue a feud, angle, or gimmick due to a lack of fan interest or some other caveat (like injury), usually without explanation...

science, cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation from norm and/or rationality in judgment. They are often studied in psychology, sociology and...

significant achievement in the fields of archaeology, antiquities, history or heritage.[citation needed] A nomination must be made by an existing fellow...

Informally or generally, a mafia is any of various criminal organizations that include, or bear a strong similarity to, the original Sicilian Mafia, the...

often to instructors or lecturers. Professors often conduct original research and commonly teach undergraduate, postgraduate, or professional courses...

Gentleman's Magazine. The original complete title was The Gentleman's Magazine: or, Trader's monthly intelligencer. Cave's innovation was to create a monthly...

TRIB-ə-diz-əm) or tribbing, commonly known by its scissoring position, is a lesbian sexual practice involving vulva-to-vulva contact or rubbing the vulva...

store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. As a...

medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy)...

parsley, chili peppers, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano, and red wine vinegar or lemon juice. Look up chimichurri in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The name...

own organization, The B'nai Or Religious Fellowship, which he described in an article entitled "Toward an Order of B'nai Or". In 1985, after the first...

extend, and improve the asset, and its eventual demolition, dismantling, or decommissioning. The construction industry contributes significantly to many...

An alarm clock or alarm is a clock that is designed to alert an individual or group of people at a specified time. The primary function of these clocks...

a taxonomic rank denotes the level that a group of organisms—either taxon or clade—occupies in a hierarchical system of classification, which is usually...

players). Once awarded, titles are held for life, except in cases of fraud or cheating. Open titles may be earned by all players, while women's titles are...

financial statements (or financial reports) are formal records of the financial activities and position of a business, person, or other entity. Relevant...

indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. The...

Halloumi, or haloumi, is a cheese originating from Cyprus. It is traditionally made from a mixture of goat milk and sheep's milk; however, due to industrial...

with some prominence or isolation, but not reaching a certain cutoff value for the quantities, are often considered subsummits (or subpeaks) of the higher...

slot machine, fruit machine (British English), puggie (Scots), poker machine or pokie machine (Australian and New Zealand English) is a gambling machine that...

to a member or section of a complete thought or passage; see also Colon (rhetoric). From this usage, in palaeography, a colon is a clause or group of clauses...

broadly for errors in reasoning in explanations, definitions, questions, or other forms of discourse. A fallacious argument may nevertheless have a true...

States, each state and territory sets the age of consent either by statute or the common law applies, and there are several federal statutes related to...

Military organization (AE) or military organisation (BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a...

such as colleges or universities for a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, over a specific area of concern, or both. In the United...

highest or the 2nd-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, an autonomous region, a dependent territory, a self-governing colony, or other...

Swinging (also referred to as wife-swapping, husband-swapping, or partner-swapping) is a sexual activity in which both singles and partners in a committed...

Strangling or strangulation is the compression of the neck leading to an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain, which can lead to unconsciousness or even...

Kalapuya, called the area Chim-i-ki-ti, which is thought to mean "meeting or resting place" in the Central Kalapuya language (Santiam). When the Methodist...

car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, or through...

Marchese. A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness (/ˈmɑːrʃənɛs/) or marquise (French: [maʁkiz] ). These titles...

A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television...

dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Pasta was originally only made...

A sex toy is an object or device that is primarily used to facilitate sexual pleasure, such as a dildo, artificial vagina or vibrator. Many popular sex...

Tortoiseshell cats, or torties for short, combine two colours other than white in an asymmetrical distribution, either closely mixed ('brindled') or in larger patches...

Tourette syndrome (TS), or simply Tourette's, is a motor disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor)...

A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure used to block some electromagnetic fields. A Faraday shield may be formed by a continuous covering of...

chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held...

magazines or stills or clips from movies, to unauthorised images such as celebrity sex tapes and paparazzi photos capturing unintentional or private scenes...

various groupings of numbers, the color red or black, whether the number is odd or even, or if the number is high or low. To determine the winning number, a...

a case or cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying items. Some cabinets are stand-alone while others are built into a wall or are attached...

Limerence is the mental state of being madly in love or intensely infatuated when reciprocation of the feeling is uncertain. This state is characterized...

"twin" or "best friend" to a character in a story. Similarly, the term alter ego may be applied to the role or persona taken on by an actor or by other...

realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality, instead presenting fantastical, supernatural, futuristic, or other highly imaginative realms or beings...

An ion (/ˈaɪ.ɒn, -ən/) is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this...

ducts to nurse an infant. The milk can flow through the nipple passively, or it can be ejected by smooth muscle contractions that occur along with the...

The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and...

logical or, logical addition, or inclusive disjunction) is a logical connective typically notated as ∨ {\displaystyle \lor } and read aloud as "or". For...

A character is a person or being in a narrative (such as a novel, play or film). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person...

Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work. Although precise definitions vary...

An Internet bot (also called a web robot or robot), or simply bot, is a software application that runs automated tasks (scripts) on the Internet, usually...

states, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, partially recognized or unrecognized states, and their dependencies. However, excluding the pegged...

A queen regnant (/kwiːn/; pl.: queens regnant) or simply queen is a female monarch, equivalent in rank, title and position to a king. She reigns suo jure...

Motorsport (also called motorsports or powersports) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles...

such as voiding transactions or changing balances, allow the complete disclosure of all data on the system, destroy the data or make it otherwise unavailable...

Onomatopoeia is a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests a sound that it refers to. Common...

standard 12, 12th standard, 12th class, class 12th, or class 12) is the final year of formal or compulsory education in many parts of the world. It is...

Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells...

dysfunction or loss of motor and/or sensory function in the cervical area of the spinal cord. A loss of motor function can present as either weakness or paralysis...

An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy...

considered exotic or romantic. In a similar context, it may also refer to the phase in a couple's relationship—whether they are in matrimony or not—that exists...

Color (or colour in Commonwealth English) is the visual perception produced by the activation of the different types of cone cells in the eye caused by...

concept is referred to by the name of something associated with that thing or concept. For example, the word "suit" may refer to a person from groups commonly...

comics often fall into observational comedy, or into black comedy or blue comedy to contrast the morbidity, or offensiveness of the joke with a lack of emotion...

IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by...

girl or young woman who exhibits behaviors and traits typically associated with boys or men in a given culture, such as wearing androgynous or unfeminine...

word, sound, image, or gesture—into another form, sometimes shortened or secret, for communication through a communication channel or storage in a storage...

asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval. The word "mussel" is frequently used to mean the bivalves of...

The Acheron (/ˈækərən/ or /ˈækərɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων Acheron or Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Greek: Αχέροντας Acherontas) is a river in the Epirus region...

focus on mental, emotional, and psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience. The subgenre frequently overlaps with the related subgenre...

A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered...

completion or one-coin clear. To complete an arcade (or arcade-style) game without using continues. 1-up An object that gives the player an extra life (or attempt)...

different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 9 or 18 holes, regions of terrain that each contain a cup, the hole that receives...

phallic in appearance, intended for sexual penetration or other sexual activity during masturbation or with sex partners. Dildos are made from a number of...

usage, the terms refer to similar text and logo material inserted at or near the start or end of films and television shows. In the silent film era, intertitles...

conceptualization or generalization process. Conceptual models are often abstractions of things in the real world, whether physical or social. Semantic...

Honourable (Commonwealth English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific...

called the electron acceptor. This group of enzymes usually utilizes NADP+ or NAD+ as cofactors. Transmembrane oxidoreductases create electron transport...

confused with dashes (en dash –, em dash — and others), which are wider, or with the minus sign −, which is also wider and usually drawn a little higher...

claimed experiences and phenomena as being due to an energy or force that defies measurement or experimentation, and thus are distinct from uses of the term...

A counterfeit is a fake or unauthorized replica of a genuine product, such as money, documents, designer items, or other valuable goods. Counterfeiting...

agents and real estate brokers are people who represent sellers or buyers of real estate or real property. While a broker may work independently, an agent...

LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak or queer slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ people. It has been used in various languages...

Brigadier general or brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional...

"sergeant major" or "sergeant major general". The term major can also be used to denote the leader of a military band such as in pipe major or drum major....

substance, mixture or solution) is a reference point used to calculate its properties under different conditions. A degree sign (°) or a superscript 𜻰...

Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or tempi from the Italian plural), measured in beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given composition, and is...

Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercion). Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may...

Live Free or Die Hard (released as Die Hard 4.0 outside North America) is a 2007 American action thriller film directed by Len Wiseman. It is the sequel...

A doctoral advisor (also dissertation director, dissertation advisor; or doctoral supervisor) is a member of a university faculty whose role is to guide...

offensive or unpleasant word or expression with one that is more pleasant or inoffensive. Some euphemisms are humorous, while others use mild or neutral...

Erotic humiliation, or sexual humiliation, is consensual psychological humiliation done in order to produce sexual arousal, particularly as a sexual fetish...

of bread, or placed atop a slice of bread (known as an open sandwich); or, more generally, any dish in which bread serves as a container or wrapper for...

Atmospheric pressure, also known as air pressure or barometric pressure (after the barometer), is the pressure within the atmosphere of Earth. The standard...

Spanish West Indies, Spanish Caribbean or the Spanish Antilles (also known as "Las Antillas Occidentales" or simply "Las Antillas Españolas" in Spanish)...

"property is theft!", contained in his first major work, What Is Property? Or, an Inquiry into the Principle of Right and Government (Qu'est-ce que la propriété...

As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to...

Look up private or privates in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Private or privates may refer to: "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album...

the speaker's home country, or a foreign language. A speaker's dominant language, which is the language a speaker uses most or is most comfortable with,...

sentence, to set off an explanatory remark—similar to parentheses—or to show spans of time or ranges of values. The em dash is sometimes used as a leading...

question marks, boxes, or other symbols. An arrow is a graphical symbol, such as ←, ↑, ↓ or →, or a pictogram, used to point or indicate direction. In...