conniptions meaning
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conniption Conniption definition, Often, conniptions. Informal. a fit of hysterical excitement or anger. See more.
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- conspiracies. 1  1 : the act of conspiring together They were accused of conspiracy to commit murder. 2  2a : an agreement among conspirators uncovered a conspiracy against the governmentb : a group of conspirators a conspiracy made up of disgruntled aristocrats.
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Preemption (computing) Preemption (computing) In computing, preemption is the act of temporarily interrupting a task being carried out by a computer system, without requiring its cooperation, and with the intention of resuming the task at a later time. Such changes of the executed task are known as context switches. It is normally carried out by a privileged task or part of the system known as a preemptive scheduler, which has the power to preempt, or interrupt, and later resume, other tasks in the system.
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convolution Definition of convolution. 1 : a form or shape that is folded in curved or tortuous windings the convolutions of the intestines. 2 : one of the irregular ridges on the surface of the brain and especially of the cerebrum of higher mammals. 3 : a complication or intricacy of form, design, or structure … societies in which the convolutions of power and the caprices of the powerful are ever-present dangers to survival.
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- • INANITION (noun) The noun INANITION has 2 senses: 1. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy. 2. exhaustion resulting from lack of food. Familiarity information: INANITION used as a noun is rare.
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conniption conniption fit. noun phrase. A violent tantrum; hysterics; Catfit, duck-fit: Please don't throw a conniption fit over the news. [first form 1833+, second 1848+; origin unknown; the later term catnip fit is a stab at folk etymology]
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- snare (plural snares) 1  A trap made from a loop of wire, string, or leather. ( 2 rare) A mental or psychological trap; usually in the phrase a snare and a delusion. Shakespeare If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed, / Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee.
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body carrion - the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food. roadkill - the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle; vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill.
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contraption Licensed from iStockPhoto. noun. The definition of a contraption is a strange machine, appliance or device used to do something. A strange little bike that you built yourself to get you from place to place that looks as if it is going to fall apart at any minute is an example of a contraption. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
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contraption The definition of a contraption is  a strange machine, appliance or device used to do something. A strange little bike that you built yourself to get you from place to place that looks as if it is going to fall apart at any minute is an example of a contraption. contraption a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, makeshift, etc.; contrivance or gadget
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INANITION INANITION Dictionary entry overview: What does inanition mean? • INANITION (noun) The noun INANITION has 2 senses: 1. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy 2. exhaustion resulting from lack of food Familiarity information: INANITION used as a noun is rare.
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Conclusive presumption In English law, a conclusive presumption is a presumption of law that cannot be rebutted by evidence and must be taken to be the case whatever the evidence to the contrary. conclusive presumption (also known as an irrebuttable presumption) is a type of presumption used in several legal systems.
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entrance scuttle - an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship hatchway, opening entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); they waited at the entrance to the garden; beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
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- Meaning: Given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink. Context examples: over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands / a gluttonous debauch / a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure.Similar: crapulous (given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking).iven to excess in consumption of especially food or drink. Context examples: over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands / a gluttonous debauch / a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure. Similar: crapulous (given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking).
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- 16) The 'asabiyya dilemma is a primary security imperative constraining and shaping the regime's survival policies. The constraining layer thickness can be from 1/10 as thick as the underlying structure. In addition, methods of avoiding it and constraining or converting it to a less harmful form of energy often requires more than a casual look.
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preemption Definition of PREEMPTION. 1. a: the right of purchasing before others; especially: one given by the government to the actual settler upon a tract of public land b: the purchase of something under this right.2. : a prior seizure or appropriation: a taking possession before others. 3.: the right of purchasing before others; especially: one given by the government to the actual settler upon a tract of public land b: the purchase of something under this right. 2. : a prior seizure or appropriation: a taking possession before others.
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conniption Word Origin and History for conniption Expand n. 1833, American English, origin uncertain; perhaps related to corruption, which was used in a sense of anger from 1799, or from English dialectal canapshus ill-tempered, captious, probably a corruption of captious.
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whammy 1 A supernatural spell for subduing an adversary; a hex: put the whammy on someone. 2  A serious or devastating setback: “The triple whammy: government cuts, declining corporate giving, and less favorable tax laws” (New York Times).
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- Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  calculus, concretion(noun) a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body. 2  tartar, calculus, tophus(noun) an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums.
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- Full Definition of CARRION. : dead and putrefying flesh; also: flesh unfit for food. See carrion defined for English-language learners. See carrion defined for kids.ull Definition of CARRION. : dead and putrefying flesh; also: flesh unfit for food. See carrion defined for English-language learners. See carrion defined for kids.
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undermine 1 to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect. 2  to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means; attempt to subvert by stealth. 3  to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath, as a military stronghold.
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concretion concretion - the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys) natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); the action of natural forces; volcanic activity.
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- noun, plural mundanities. 1. the condition or quality of being mundane; mundaneness. 2. an instance of being mundane: one of the mundanities of everyday life. Origin of mundanity.
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- Definition of preemption. 1  1a : the right of purchasing before others; especially : one given by the government to the actual settler upon a tract of public landb : the purchase of something under this right. 2  2 : a prior seizure or appropriation : a taking possession before others.
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- caisson. 1  a chest for holding ammunition. 2  a two-wheeled wagon for transporting ammunition. 3  a watertight enclosure inside which underwater construction work can be done.  a watertight box for raising sunken ships: after the box is sunk and attached, the water is forced out of it so that it floats.