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Gnat

A small two-winged biting fly, e.g. a black fly or a midge.
by Jafje September 30, 2007
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Sanctimonious

Holier-than-thou: Making an exaggerated show of holiness or moral superiority.
Sanctimonious like to act as if they're holy.
by Jafje April 15, 2007
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Immobile

1. Motionless: without moving.

2. Incapable of motion: Unable to move or be moved.
He stood perfectly immobile for a few seconds.
by Jafje April 5, 2007
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Selfrightious

A person who thinks he's always right, even if he is not. Often very arrogant and commonly hated or despised by many people.
I don't like him, he's selfrightious.
by Jafje June 29, 2007
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Tuition

1. A fee charged for instruction at a school or university.

2. Teaching: instruction, especially when given individually or in a small group.
Like private schools or home teaching, tuition is charged. It isn't for free.
by Jafje April 26, 2007
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Basalt

1) A hard, black, often glassy, volcanic rock. It was produced by the partial melting of the Earth's mantle.

2) A stone-like, hard black unglazed pottery.
1) The statue was built on a basalt tower.
2) That vase cannot break, it's made of basalt.
by Jafje July 11, 2007
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Polder

A polder is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes.

The best-known examples are those polders that constitute areas of land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the sea, and are consequently below the surrounding water level.

This requires drainage by pumps to prevent the water table within the polder from rising too high. Some can be drained by opening sluices at low tide.

Polders are most commonly found, though not exclusively so, in river deltas, former fenlands and coastal areas. The Netherlands is frequently associated with polders: 'God created the world except for the Netherlands. The Dutch took it from the sea’.

The Dutch have a long history of reclamation of marshes and fenland, not only within their country but also abroad. About half of all polderland within northwest Europe is located within the Netherlands. The first embankments in Europe were constructed in Roman times. The first polders were constructed in the 11th century. This also leads to the expression used to describe Dutch decision making - the Polder Model.
The Netherlands is frequently associated with polders: 'God created the world except for the Netherlands. The Dutch took it from the sea’.
by Jafje July 11, 2007
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