Definitions, Translations, and Word of the Day
Definition of "proto-oncogene"
1. A normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene. (noun) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Definition of "herse" [herse]
1. Alternative form of hearse. (verb) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Definition of "resolvableness"
1. The state or quality of being resolvable. (noun) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Definition of "stockyards" [stockyards]
1. Plural form of stockyard. (noun) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Definition of "last-minute"
1. Just before too late, in the nick of time. (adjective) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Definition of "winzes" [winzes]
1. Plural form of winze. (noun) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Definition of "wikified" [wikified]
1. Simple past tense and past participle of wikify. (verb) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Definition of "process-server" [process-server]
1. One who processes or summonses; a sheriff's officer; a bailiff. (noun) The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)
Definition of "consequence"
1. Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition. See Synonyms at effect. (noun) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
2. The relation of a result to its cause. (noun) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
3. A logical conclusion or inference. (noun) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
4. Importance in rank or position: scientists of consequence. (noun) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
5. Significance; importance: an issue of consequence. See Synonyms at importance. (noun) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Definition of "paraselene"
1. A luminous spot on a lunar halo. (noun) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Definition of "push"
1. To apply pressure against for the purpose of moving: push a shopping cart through the aisles of a market. (verb-transitive) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
2. To move (an object) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove. (verb-transitive) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
3. To force (one's way): We pushed our way through the crowd. (verb-transitive) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
4. To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure: push a child to study harder. (verb-transitive) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
5. To bear hard upon; press. (verb-transitive) American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Definition of "distained"
1. Simple past tense and past participle of distain. (verb) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
2. Stained, discoloured, tarnished (adjective) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Definition of "jointed"
1. Simple past tense and past participle of joint. (verb) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
2. Having joints. (adjective) Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License