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2009/9/21 Five NEW WordS a Day

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Doff
–verb (used with object)
1. to remove or take off, as clothing.
2. to remove or tip (the hat), as in greeting.
3. to throw off; get rid of: Doff your stupid ideas and join our side! 
4. Textiles. a. to strip (carded fiber) from a carding machine.
b. to remove (full bobbins, material, etc.) from a textile machine.
–noun
5. Textiles. a. the act of removing bobbins, material, etc., and stripping fibers from a textile machine.
b. the material so doffed.

Mammon
–noun
1. New Testament. riches or material wealth. Matt. 6:24; Luke 16:9,11,13.
2. (often initial capital letter) a personification of riches as an evil spirit or deity.
Synonyms: 1. possessions, money, gold.

Bilateral
–adjective
1. pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides, factions, parties, or the like: a bilateral agreement; bilateral sponsorship. 
2. located on opposite sides of an axis; two-sided, esp. when of equal size, value, etc.
3. Biology. pertaining to the right and left sides of a structure, plane, etc.
4. Chiefly Law. (of a contract) binding the parties to reciprocal obligations.
5. through both parents equally: bilateral affiliation. Compare unilateral (def. 7).
–noun
6. Informal. a bilateral agreement, esp. regarding international trade.

Mammoth
–noun
1. any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus, from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth.
–adjective
2. immensely large; huge; enormous: a mammoth organization.

Indispensable
–adjective
1. absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff. 
2. incapable of being disregarded or neglected: an indispensable obligation. 
–noun
3. a person or thing that is indispensable.


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Reply Oldguypeter 2009-9-22 01:28
Nos. 1, 3 n 5 are very useful words, I think. Tks!
Reply catnfish 2009-9-22 14:11
found new ones here, thanks for sharing! :)
Reply SmilingAngel 2009-9-22 14:13
catnfish: found new ones here, thanks for sharing! :)
Well, one of the words is from your article. "indispensable"
Reply catnfish 2009-9-22 14:15
SmilingAngel: Well, one of the words is from your article. "indispensable"
HA~ :) really appreicate your persistence here in learning! such a good role model you've set for us ~
Reply SmilingAngel 2009-9-22 14:24
catnfish: HA~ :) really appreicate your persistence here in learning! such a good role model you've set for us ~

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