demotic. (117/365)

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Noun

• S: (n) Demotic, Demotic script (a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script) "Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek"
• S: (n) Romaic, Demotic (the modern Greek vernacular)

Adjective

• S: (adj) Demotic (of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use)
• S: (adj) demotic (of or for the common people) "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms"

Definition of "demotic" from Princeton's WordNet

beef. (116/365)

...from Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking.

Noun

• S: (n) beef, beef cattle (cattle that are reared for their meat)
• S: (n) beef, boeuf (meat from an adult domestic bovine)
• S: (n) gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk (informal terms for objecting) "I have a gripe about the service here"

Verb

• S: (v) gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler (complain) "What was he hollering about?"

Definition of "beef" from Princeton's WordNet

possible answers. (115/365)

● As I see it, yes

● It is certain

● It is decidedly so

● Most likely

● Outlook good

● Signs point to yes

● Without a doubt

● Yes

● Yes – definitely

● You may rely on it

● Reply hazy, try again

● Ask again later

● Better not tell you now

● Cannot predict now

● Concentrate and ask again

● Don't count on it

● My reply is no

● My sources say no

● Outlook not so good

● Very doubtful

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life. (114/365)

...a close up the book cover of Life by Keith Richards.

Noun

• S: (n) life (a characteristic state or mode of living) "social life"; "city life"; "real life"
• S: (n) life, living (the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities) "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
• S: (n) life (the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living) "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"
• S: (n) animation, life, living, aliveness (the condition of living or the state of being alive) "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
• S: (n) life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan (the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)) "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"
• S: (n) life (the period between birth and the present time) "I have known him all his life"
• S: (n) life (the period from the present until death) "he appointed himself emperor for life"
• S: (n) life (a living person) "his heroism saved a life"
• S: (n) liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression) "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
• S: (n) life (living things collectively) "the oceans are teeming with life"
• S: (n) life (the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones) "there is no life on the moon"
• S: (n) biography, life, life story, life history (an account of the series of events making up a person's life)
• S: (n) life (a motive for living) "pottery was his life"
• S: (n) life sentence, life (a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives) "he got life for killing the guard"

Definition of "life" from Princeton's WordNet

read. (113/365)

...found at our local independent bookseller, Fountain Bookstore.

Noun

• S: (n) read (something that is read) "the article was a very good read"

Verb

• S: (v) read (interpret something that is written or printed) "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
• S: (v) read, say (have or contain a certain wording or form) "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
• S: (v) read (look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed) "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
• S: (v) read, scan (obtain data from magnetic tapes) "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
• S: (v) read (interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior) "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
• S: (v) take, read (interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression) "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
• S: (v) learn, study, read, take (be a student of a certain subject) "She is reading for the bar exam"
• S: (v) read, register, show, record (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments) "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
• S: (v) read (audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role) "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
• S: (v) read (to hear and understand) "I read you loud and clear!"
• S: (v) understand, read, interpret, translate (make sense of a language) "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

Definition of "read" from Princeton's WordNet

Any good book recommendations?

study. (112/365)

my file cabinets.

Noun

• S: (n) survey, study (a detailed critical inspection)
• S: (n) study, work (applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)) "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
• S: (n) report, study, written report (a written document describing the findings of some individual or group) "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
• S: (n) study (a state of deep mental absorption) "she is in a deep study"
• S: (n) study (a room used for reading and writing and studying) "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
• S: (n) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick (a branch of knowledge) "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
• S: (n) sketch, study (preliminary drawing for later elaboration) "he made several studies before starting to paint"
• S: (n) cogitation, study (attentive consideration and meditation) "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
• S: (n) study (someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)) "he is a quick study"
• S: (n) study (a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique) "a study in spiccato bowing"

Verb

• S: (v) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning) "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
• S: (v) study (be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning)
• S: (v) study, consider (give careful consideration to) "consider the possibility of moving"
• S: (v) learn, study, read, take (be a student of a certain subject) "She is reading for the bar exam"
• S: (v) study, hit the books (learn by reading books) "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
• S: (v) study, meditate, contemplate (think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes) "He is meditating in his study"

Definition of "study" from Princeton's WordNet

press. (111/365)

...instructions at the Metro elevator.

Noun

• S: (n) imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure (the state of demanding notice or attention) "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
• S: (n) press, public press (the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines)
• S: (n) press, printing press (a machine used for printing)
• S: (n) crush, jam, press (a dense crowd of people)
• S: (n) wardrobe, closet, press (a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes)
• S: (n) press (clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use)
• S: (n) press, mechanical press (any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids)
• S: (n) press, military press (a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead)
• S: (n) press, pressure, pressing (the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure) "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"

Verb

• S: (v) press (exert pressure or force to or upon) "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
• S: (v) urge, urge on, press, exhort (force or impel in an indicated direction) "I urged him to finish his studies"
• S: (v) weigh, press (to be oppressive or burdensome) "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
• S: (v) press (place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure) "pressed flowers"
• S: (v) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press (squeeze or press together) "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
• S: (v) press (crowd closely) "The crowds pressed along the street"
• S: (v) press (create by pressing) "Press little holes into the soft clay"
• S: (v) press (be urgent) "This is a pressing problem"
• S: (v) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate (exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for) "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
• S: (v) press, press out (press from a plastic) "press a record"
• S: (v) press, push (make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby) "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
• S: (v) iron, iron out, press (press and smooth with a heated iron) "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"
• S: (v) weight-lift, weightlift, press (lift weights) "This guy can press 300 pounds"
• S: (v) bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure (ask for or request earnestly) "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

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