dare (noun)
111challenge — 1. noun 1) he accepted the challenge Syn: dare, provocation; summons 2) a challenge to his leadership Syn: test, questioning, dispute, stand, opposition, confrontation 3) it was provin …
112challenge — 1. noun 1) he accepted the challenge Syn: dare, provocation, offer 2) a challenge to his leadership Syn: opposition, confrontation, stand, dispute, test 3) it was proving quite a chal …
113derring-do — [16] Derring do arose from a misunderstanding of the Middle English phrase dorring do, which literally meant ‘daring to do’ (dorren was the Middle English form of dare). In some 16th century editions of medieval authors this was misprinted as… …
114ad|ven|ture — «ad VEHN chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. an exciting or unusual experience: »The trip to Alaska was quite an adventure for her. 2. a bold undertaking, usually exciting and somewhat dangerous: »the daring adventure of rocketing into… …
115List of terms used for Germans — There are many alternative ways to describe the people of Germany, though in English the official designated nationality as well as the standard noun is German. (see also demonym). During the early Renaissance, German implied that the person… …
116karmadharaya — ˌkərməˈdärēə, ärəyə noun ( s) Etymology: Sanskrit karmadhāraya, from karma (from karman) + dhāraya that holds, that maintains; perhaps from the fact that such words maintain the same function throughout, inasmuch as the syntactic function of the… …
117date — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, ultimately from Latin dactylus more at dactyl Date: 14th century 1. the oblong edible fruit of a palm (Phoenix dactylifera) 2. the tall palm with pinnate leaves that yields the date II. noun… …
118stump — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stumpe; akin to Old High German stumpf stump and perhaps to Middle English stampen to stamp Date: 14th century 1. a. the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed b. a rudimentary or… …
119Auxiliary verb — In linguistics, an auxiliary verb is a verb that gives further semantic or syntactic information about a main or full verb. In English, the extra meaning provided by an auxiliary verb alters the basic meaning of the main verb to make it have one… …
120Deponent verb — In linguistics, a deponent verb is a verb that is active in meaning but takes its form from a different voice, most commonly the middle or passive. A deponent verb doesn t have active forms; it can be said to have deposited them (into oblivion).… …
