endeavor (noun)

  • 51casuist — noun /ˈkazjʊɪst/ a) A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty. The second set of moralists, among whom we may count all the casuists of the middle and latter ages of the christian church, ... endeavor to lay down exact and precise… …

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  • 52emprise — noun a) An enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure. noble minds of yore allyed were, / In braue poursuit of cheualrous emprize, / That none did others safety despize [...]. b) The qualities which prompt one to undertake difficult… …

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  • 53collaborative creation — noun The advancement of knowledge by two or more parties involved in a common endeavor by pooling resources and working together towards a similar goal …

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  • 54tropology — noun The use of a trope. These essays, in other words, endeavor to read the literary, cultural, and political implications of the tropologies of sexuality that are put into play once the field of sexuality becomes charged by the widespread… …

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  • 55stage mom — noun A stage mom or stage dad is a parent or guardian of a child actor/performer who aggressively manages their career, often in what is considered a detrimental and over bearing manner. The phrase has expanded to almost any performance related… …

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  • 56first lady — noun The leading woman in a specified field of endeavor …

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  • 57gravy train — noun a) An occupation or any lucrative endeavor that generates considerable income whilst requiring little effort and carrying little risk. Johnston claims that Reuben Nelson and another tall negro were in New Haven the night of the escape and… …

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  • 58chiptune — noun A piece of computer music in which the sounds are generated and mixed in realtime, common in the 1980s before the advent of mass storage for prerecorded sound. Composers of chiptune and demoscene music practice the art of game music in vitro …

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  • 59enterprise — noun /ˈɛntɹ̩pɹɑjz,ˈɛɾɹ̩pɹɑjz/ a) a company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor The (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress. b) an undertaking or project,… …

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  • 60prosecution — noun /ˌpɹɑ.səˈkju.ʃən/ a) The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor. The prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill. b) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person. See Also: persecution, prosecute,… …

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