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- Dictionaryimpede/ɪmˈpiːd/
verb
- 1. delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder: "the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing"
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5. Impede simply means hinder or possibly prevent or delay: impede verb [with object] delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder: the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing. ODO. It doesn't take a preposition. Impinge does take a preposition; something impinges on something else if it has an effect on it:
Nov 11, 2013 · The Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms says. shoot yourself in the foot inadvertently make a situation worse for yourself; demonstrate gross incompetence
May 12, 2017 · In a more scientific context (objectivity), paradox could exclusively mean something that is contradictory. . "Fighting for peace" is not a true paradox (objectively speaking) because it does not inherently imply literal fighting (violence), it can also include figurative fighting (deba
Autological word. A word is autological or homological if it describes itself. The common term for this is a backronym, a back-formation acronym. Also known as recursive acronym / metacronym/ recursive initialism, this is a fun way to coin names for new programming languages and such.
How does one correctly apply “in which”, “of which”, “at which”, “to which”, etc.? I'm confused with which one to apply when constructing sentences around these.
Jul 8, 2013 · To define is to delineate a specific meaning of a word. To describe is to provide useful attributes of something represented by that word. For example, it is hard to define "god" but easy to define "car."
I have heard the term "CFNM" being used in sexuality, does anybody know what the term means ? (Note: OP said "CNFM", but another user edited that to "CFNM".) Actually 'googling' didn't help at all.
Apr 24, 2011 · @Mitch: As an American, I'd mostly agree with Matthias that "lunch" refers to a noon-time meal and "supper" to an evening meal regardless of size, while "dinner" specifically refers to a larger or more formal meal.
Aug 28, 2014 · If, in a contract fr example, the text reads: "X has to finish the work by MM-DD-YYYY", does the "by" include the date or exclude it? In other words, will the work delivered on the specified date
Dec 19, 2013 · Early dictionary coverage of 'quim' Francis Grose, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) has nine slang terms for "the private parts" of a girl or woman—to wit: bumbo, Carvel's ring, cauliflower, cock alley (or cock lane), commodity, madge, money, muff, and notch, plus an unidentified tenth one, ****, that appears in the entry for cauliflower.
