Versus

Abbreviation: VS.

1. Against someone or something, especially in a competition or court case.

2. Alternative to something: as opposed to or contrasted with such considerations as money versus job satisfaction.

The Germans lost in the match versus the Netherlands.

by Jafje September 09, 2007

Infinitive

Basic form of verb: a form of a verb with no reference to a specific tense, person, or subject.

In English, an infinitive is usually preceded by the word "to," e.g., "to see."

by Jafje September 09, 2007

Commences

Verb:
To begin happening, or begin something, to start.

The year's commences are at the 1st of Januari.

by Jafje April 26, 2007

Euthanasia

Euthanasia, (from Greek: åõèáíáóßá -åõ, eu, "good", èÜíáôïò, thanatos, death),is the practice of terminating the life of a person or animal in a painless or minimally painful way in order to stop suffering or other undesired conditions in life.

So in fact it's just ending someone's misery.

The man could have lived for another month, but the cancer had gone too far. They performed euthanasia to end his life withoug further pain.

by Jafje March 06, 2007

Colossal

1. Very large: Unusually or impressively large or huge.

2. Very great or impressive.

1. A colossal high-rise office building.
2. Those idiots made a colossal blunder.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Aperture

1. A small narrow opening.

2. A fixed or adjustable opening in a piece of equipment such as a camera or microscope that lets light pass through a lens or mirror.

3. The diameter of an aperture in a piece of equipment such as a camera.

See definition of aperture above.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Bile

A substance produced by the liver which helps seperate fats into tiny droplets in the small intestine.

Your liver produces bile.

by Jafje May 25, 2007