Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2009/March

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partisan adj

Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause. Serving as commander of a body of detached light troops

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mosey v

(mainly US, dialectal) To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner. (mainly US, dialectal) To set off, get going; to start a journey

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ecchymosis n

A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise. The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise

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pulsate v

To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat. To quiver, vibrate, thrill. To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity

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bougainvillea n

Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers

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shamrock n

The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or of any clover-like plant. Any of several small forms of clover with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens

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clairvoyant adj

Of, or relating to clairvoyance. Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses. Able to foresee the future

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conterminous adj

Meeting end-to-end or at the ends. (of geographical regions) Adjoining; sharing a boundary. Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time

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crescendo n

(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ). (figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax

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