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Manner vs. manor 18 Jun 2013 | 05:44 am
Manner: 1. a way of doing something; 2. a bearing; 3. a type. Manor: 1. a lord's estate; 2. a large country house.
Get religion 18 Jun 2013 | 05:08 am
1. to get serious about an issue and devote proper attention to it; 2. to reform one's view toward something.
Short shrift 2 Jun 2013 | 10:06 pm
brief and unsympathetic treatment.
Tenant vs. tenet 2 Jun 2013 | 05:23 am
Tenet: a principle held as being true. Tenant: one who occupies a place.
Mealy-mouthed 15 May 2013 | 08:08 am
tending to say things in indirect, evasive, or deceptive ways.
Rivaled/rivaling vs. rivalled/rivalling 15 May 2013 | 05:40 am
rivaled and rivaling in the U.S.; rivalled and rivalling everywhere else.
Fly-by-night 3 May 2013 | 09:30 am
1. (especially of a business or businessperson) fraudulent or dishonest; 2. fleeting or insubstantial.
Lay out vs. layout 3 May 2013 | 08:37 am
Lay out (verb): 1. make a plan; 2. knock to the ground; 3. explain; 4. display; 5. arrange; 6. prepare (a corpse) for a funeral. Layout (noun): 1. a plan; 2. the arrangement of elements in a space.
Mirandize 22 Apr 2013 | 05:39 am
to inform an arrested suspect of his or her right to silence and legal counsel.
Aid vs. aide 22 Apr 2013 | 12:55 am
An aide is someone who helps. An aid is something that helps.
