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DRAGON
17:21 Apr 30 2008
Times Read: 645
drag·on [drag-uh n]
–noun
1. a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
2. Archaic. a huge serpent or snake.
3. Bible. a large animal, possibly a large snake or crocodile.
4. the dragon, SATAN.
5. a fierce, violent person.
6. a very watchful and strict woman.
7. FLYING DRAGON.
8. Botany. any of several araceous plants, as Arisaema dracontium (green dragon or dragonroot), the flowers of which have a long, slender spadix and a green, shorter spathe.
9. a short musket carried by a mounted infantryman in the 16th and 17th centuries.
10. a soldier armed with such a musket.
11. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Draco.
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME < OF < L dracōn- (s. of dracō) < Gk drákōn kind of serpent, prob. orig. epithet, the (sharp-)sighted one, akin to dérkesthai to look]
—Related forms
drag·on·ish, adjective
drag·on·like
BETRAY [betrayal]
16:57 Apr 30 2008
Times Read: 647
be·tray [bi-trey]
-verb (used with object)
1. to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
2. to be unfaithful in guarding, maintaining, or fulfilling: to betray a trust.
3. to disappoint the hopes or expectations of; be disloyal to: to betray one's friends.
4. to reveal or disclose in violation of confidence: to betray a secret.
5. to reveal unconsciously (something one would preferably conceal): Her nervousness betrays her insecurity.
6. to show or exhibit; reveal; disclose: an unfeeling remark that betrays his lack of concern.
7. to deceive, misguide, or corrupt: a young lawyer betrayed by political ambitions into irreparable folly.
8. to seduce and desert.
[Origin: 1200–50; ME bitraien, equiv. to bi- BE- + traien < OF trair < L trādere to betray. See TRAITOR]
—Related forms
be·tray·al, noun
be·tray·er, noun
—Synonyms
4. bare, expose, tell, divulge. 6. display, manifest, expose, uncover.
—Antonyms
4, 6. hide, conceal.
FRACTURE
07:52 Apr 20 2008
Times Read: 661
frac·ture [frak-cher] noun, verb, -tured, -tur·ing.
–noun
1. the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare COMMINUTED FRACTURE, COMPLETE FRACTURE, COMPOUND FRACTURE, GREENSTICK FRACTURE, SIMPLE FRACTURE.
2. the act of breaking; state of being broken.
3. a break, breach, or split.
4. the characteristic manner of breaking: a material of unpredictable fracture.
5. the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cause or to suffer a fracture in (a bone, etc.).
7. to break or crack.
8. Slang. to amuse highly or cause to laugh heartily; delight: The new comic really fractured the audience.
–verb (used without object)
9. to become fractured; break: a mineral that does not fracture easily.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < MF < L frāctūra a breach, cleft, fracture, equiv. to frāct(us) (ptp. of frangere to BREAK) + -ūra -URE]
—Related forms
frac·tur·a·ble, adjective
frac·tur·al, adjective
frac·tur·er, noun
—Synonyms 7. smash, shatter, splinter, rupture, split.
Phobias (mine)
01:48 Apr 16 2008
Times Read: 668
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Aeroacrophobia - Fear of open high places.
Agateophobia - Fear of insanity. (Dementophobia)
Agoraphobia - Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place. (Demophobia)
Apotemnophobia - Fear of persons with amputations.
Automatonophobia - Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsely represents a sentient being.
B
Bogyphobia - Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman.
C
Catagelophobia - Fear of being ridiculed.
Catoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors. (Eisoptrophobia)
Claustrophobia - Fear of confined spaces.
Cleithrophobia - Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.(Cleisiophobia)
D
Dysmorphophobia - Fear of deformity.
E
Enosiophobia - Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism. (Enissophobia)
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G
Gerascophobia - Fear of growing old.
Gerontophobia - Fear of old people or of growing old.
H
Helminthophobia - Fear of being infested with worms.
Hylephobia - Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy.
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Illyngophobia - Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down.
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K
Kakorrhaphiophobia - Fear of failure or defeat.
Katagelophobia - Fear of ridicule.
L
Lockiophobia - Fear of childbirth. (Maieusiophobia)
Luiphobia - Fear of lues, syphillis.
M
Mastigophobia - Fear of punishment.
Mysophobia - Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs. (Misophobia)
Molysomophobia - Fear of dirt or contamination.
Monopathophobia - Fear of definite disease.
Mycophobia - Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
N
Nosocomephobia - Fear of hospitals.
O
Ophthalmophobia - Fear of being stared at.
P
Parasitophobia - Fear of parasites.
Phagophobia - Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten.
Pupaphobia - Fear of puppets.
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R
Rhabdophobia - Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of being severely criticized.
S
Scotomaphobia - Fear of blindness in visual field.
Sociophobia - Fear of society or people in general.
Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others.
T
Tapinophobia - Fear of being contagious.
Teratophobia - Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people.
Tocophobia - Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Trypanophobia - Fear of injections.
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V
Verminophobia - Fear of germs.
Virginitiphobia - Fear of rape.
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Z
Zelophobia - Fear of jealousy.
Fetishes (mine)
03:04 Apr 14 2008
Times Read: 676
*If the discussion of sexual ideas offends you, do not continue to read this entry*
Amychesiphilia - Arousal from scratching.
Asphyxiophilia - This is sexual arousal caused by loss of control over your ability to breathe. Self strangulation or allowing another person to asphyxiate you. (Hypoxphilia)
Basoexia - Arousal from kissing.
Biastophilia - In this paraphilia the person is sexually aroused by the idea of being raped. This is scripted and planned out ahead of time with a partner. The person does not actually want to be raped by a stranger. (Raptophilia)
Cordophilia - Arrousal from being bound with ropes or chains and sometimes suspended.
Hematolagnia - Sexual attraction to blood.
Knismolagnia - Arousal from tickling.
Melolagnia - Arousal from music.
Merinthophilia - Arousal from being bound.
Mixophilia - The person likes to watch their partner or themselves engage in sexual activity. Usually this means watching themselves in a mirror. (Scoptophilia)
Morphophilia - Peculiar body shapes and sizes are sexually arousing such as heavy, short, dwarfism, etc.
Naphephilia - Arousal from being touched or touching.
Odaxelangnia - Arousal from biting.
Phlebotomy - Arousal from bloodletting.
Sadomasochism - Taking sexual pleasure in inflicting pain, or having pain inflicted upon one's self.
Stigmatophilia - Body piercing and tattooing but not ear piercing is sexually arousing.
Vampirism - Arousal from consuming blood.
Vicilangnia - Arousal from bondage.
Zoophilia - The person wants to be treated like an animal wearing a collar and even eating out of an animals dish. This is different from bestiality in which the person wants to have sex with an animal.
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