Arminkshipper's definitions

airing

parade or show (something) ostentatiously.

"airing a snowy hand and signet ring"

by Arminkshipper July 27, 2025

A

the sixth note of the diatonic scale of C major.

The soaring melody climbed to a high A before descending gracefully.

by Arminkshipper July 22, 2024

sweetheart

denoting an arrangement or agreement reached privately by two sides in an unofficial or illicit way.

She believed the company was benefitting from a series of sweetheart contracts that were costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars

by Arminkshipper March 8, 2025

cleaned out

use up or take all someone's money.

"they were cleaned out by the Englishman at the baccarat table"

by Arminkshipper July 15, 2024

rubbed out

1. erase pencil marks with an eraser.
2. (of a gangster or assassin) kill someone.

1. "he rubbed out a couple of lines and carried on drawing"
2. "you can bet he's been rubbed out for business reasons"

by Arminkshipper April 15, 2025

construct

form (a sentence) according to syntactic rules.

"these rules tell us how to construct a grammatical sentence in a given language"

by Arminkshipper August 19, 2025

Against the sun

in opposition to the apparent movement of the sun in the northern hemisphere, which is counterclockwise or from right to left.

The winds from the west are fierce when they blow against the sun.

by Arminkshipper July 3, 2024