Myc (m?k)n. Any of several genes encoding DNA-binding proteins that can promote the development of various cancers when present at high concentrations.[Possibly from my(elo)c(ytomatosis virus).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
“buri nazar”
evil eyen.1. A look or stare believed to cause injury or misfortune to others.2. The presumed power to cause injury or misfortune to others by magic or supernatural means.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.evil eye n 1. (Alternative Belief Systems) a look or glance superstitiously supposed to have the power of inflicting harm or injury 2. (Alternative Belief Systems) the power to inflict harm, etc, by such a look ?evil-?eyed adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014e?vil eye? n. 1. a look thought capable of inflicting injury or bad luck on someone. 2. the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of such a look. [before 1000] e?vil-eyed?, adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.evil eyeAlso known as overlooking or fascinating this is a worldwide belief in the ability of some people (especially witches) and animals to bring about harm by looking at someone.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
“blue racer”
blue racer n (Animals) a long slender blackish-blue fast-moving colubrid snake, Coluber constrictor flaviventris, of the US Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
“Between equal equities the law will prevail.”
max·im (m?k?s?m)n. A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. See Synonyms at saying.[Middle English maxime, from Old French, from Medieval Latin maxima, from maxima (pr?positi?), greatest (premise), feminine of Latin maximus, greatest; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.maxim (?mæks?m) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a brief expression of a general truth, principle, or rule of conduct[C15: via French from Medieval Latin, from maxima, in the phrase maxima pr?positio basic axiom (literally: greatest proposition); see maximum]Maxim (?mæks?m) n (Biography) Sir Hiram Stevens. 1840?1916, British inventor of the first automatic machine gun (1884), born in the USCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014max?im (?mæk s?m) n. 1. an expression of a general truth or principle, esp. an aphoristic or sententious one. 2. a principle or rule of conduct. [1400?50; « Medieval Latin maxima
“Between equal equities the first in order of time shall prevail.”
max·im (m?k?s?m)n. A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. See Synonyms at saying.[Middle English maxime, from Old French, from Medieval Latin maxima, from maxima (pr?positi?), greatest (premise), feminine of Latin maximus, greatest; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.maxim (?mæks?m) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a brief expression of a general truth, principle, or rule of conduct[C15: via French from Medieval Latin, from maxima, in the phrase maxima pr?positio basic axiom (literally: greatest proposition); see maximum]Maxim (?mæks?m) n (Biography) Sir Hiram Stevens. 1840?1916, British inventor of the first automatic machine gun (1884), born in the USCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014max?im (?mæk s?m) n. 1. an expression of a general truth or principle, esp. an aphoristic or sententious one. 2. a principle or rule of conduct. [1400?50; « Medieval Latin maxima
“bed bug”
bed·bug also bed bug (b?d?b?g?)n. Any of several small wingless parasitic insects of the family Cimicidae, especially Cimex lectularius, which infests dwellings and bedding and feeds on human blood. Also called regionally chinch.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bedbug (?b?d?b??) n (Animals) any of several bloodsucking insects of the heteropterous genus Cimex, esp C. lectularius of temperate regions, having an oval flattened wingless body and infesting dirty houses: family CimicidaeCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bed?bug` or bed? bug`, n. a flat, wingless, bloodsucking bug, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and esp. beds. [1800?10] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
“B” Movie
B movien. A movie produced on a low budget, originally made to accompany the main feature in a double billing. Also called B picture.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.B picture n. a low-budget mediocre film made esp. to accompany a major feature film on a double bill. Also called B movie. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
“average information”
information entropyn. In information theory, a mathematical measure of the degree of randomness in a set of data, with greater randomness implying higher entropy and greater predictability implying lower entropy. Also called Shannon entropy.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
“Auld Lang Syne”
auld lang syne (ôld? l?ng z?n?, s?n?)n. The times gone past; the good old days.[Scots : auld, old + lang, long + syne, since.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.auld lang syne (???ld læ? ?s??n; ?sa?n; ?za?n) nold times; times past, esp those remembered with affection or nostalgia[Scottish, literally: old long since]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014auld lang syne (??ld læ? ?za?n, ?sa?n) n. fondly remembered times. [Scot: literally, old long since, i.e., old long-ago (days)] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
“ATB” Tanneberger
ATB abbreviation for (Telecommunications) text messaging all the best Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ATB all-terrain bike. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.