Parameter is a noun which means one of a measurable set of variables in a functioning relationship. The parameters of a process or problem are the limits and boundaries that a process or problem must function within. Parameter was first used in the 1650s as a term in geometry, from …
Exceed means to be larger or greater in quantity, to go beyond a limit. Exceed may also mean to excel, to be superior. Related words are exceeds, exceeded, exceeding, exceedable, exceedingly, exceeder, exceedance. Exceed first appears in the late fourteenth century from the Latin excedere, meaning depart, go beyond, be …
A carnivore is an animal that eats meat. Carnivores have sharp molars, premolars and canine teeth that are designed for flesh eating. Some plants are also carnivores, including the Venus flytrap. Related words are carnivorous, carnivorously and carnivorousness. There is no word for a person who eats meat exclusively. An …
Risky means containing the possibility or likeliness of danger or failure. Risky is an adjective, related adjectives are riskier and riskiest. The adverb form is riskily, the noun form is riskiness. Risky appears around 1825, taking the place of riskful. Risqué means improper, borderline indecent. Risqué is an adjective, it …
Formulas are 1.) mathematical or chemical rules expressed in symbols 2.) specific litanies of words used in ceremonies or proceedings 3.) lists of ingredients used in the preparation of something, such as babies’ food or medical prescriptions. Formulas is a plural form of formula, the alternate plural of formula is …
Everyone is a pronoun which means everybody, all the people who make up a group. Everyone refers to a group of people as a whole. The words everyone and everybody are interchangeable. Every one is a phrase which means each person who makes up a group of people, each individual. …
An epitaph is a short remembrance of a deceased person, written in prose or poetry, often inscribed on the grave stone of the individual. An epitaph may also be an idea by which a person, era or project may be remembered. Epitaph appears in the English language in the fourteenth …
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Duly is an adverb which means in line with what is appropriate, following proprieties, as may be expected. Duly has evolved from the fourteenth century duweliche, meaning rightly, properly. Duly means in a due manner, according to Google’s Ngram, use of the word duly peaked in the mid-1600s and has …
A conscience is a person’s inner guide that delineates right from wrong and directs that person into right behavior. A conscience is that inner sense that causes anxiety or guilt when a person proceeds on a course that he knows is unethical. The word conscience arrives in the English language …
A caste is a social position assigned by virtue of heredity, wealth, or profession. The best known caste system occured in Hindu society with the Vedic hereditary classes: Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sudra. Today, the Constitution of India prohibits discrimination based on caste. A cast is 1.) something formed in …