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As a verb, the word is used in Commonwealth English to denote sodomy. In Great Britain, the phrase "Bugger me sideways" (or a variation of this) can be used as an expression of surprise. It can also be used as a synonym for "broken", as in "This PC's buggered" (similar to the verb bricked); "Oh no! I've buggered it up"; or "It's gone to buggery".
Word British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings ladder a run (vertical split) in the fabric of tights: a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. lavatory toilet: closet in passenger vehicles (e.g. trains) containing a toilet and washbasin/sink. washbasin, place for washing
LexSite non-collaborative English-Russian dictionary with contextual phrases; Linguee collaborative dictionary and contextual sentences; Madura English-Sinhala Dictionary free English to Sinhala and vice versa; Multitran multilingual online dictionary centered on Russian, and provides an opportunity of adding own translation
Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...
Booger McFarland (born 1977), American football player; Marco Boogers (born 1967), Dutch footballer; Quincy Boogers (born 1995), Dutch footballer; Johann Lucas Boër (1751–1835), German physician born Johann Lucas Boogers; Mike Shaw (1957–2010), American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Bastion Booger"
Conceiving that such a compilation might help to supply my own deficiencies, I had, in the year 1805, completed a classed catalogue of words on a small scale, but on the same principle, and nearly in the same form, as the Thesaurus now published. [4] Roget's Thesaurus is composed of six primary classes. [5]
A core glossary is a simple glossary or explanatory dictionary that enables definition of other concepts, especially for newcomers to a language or field of study. It contains a small working vocabulary and definitions for important or frequently encountered concepts, usually including idioms or metaphors useful in a culture.