Definitions by uttam maharjan

waterlogged out 

unable to take place or cancelled due to rain; washed out; rained out. Also waterlogged-out.

Due to the heavy downpour, the football match got waterlogged out.

waterlogged out by uttam maharjan July 7, 2011

nuxology 

the study of nuts.

Nuxology is an aspect of botany.

nuxology by uttam maharjan July 7, 2011

craneneck 

a tourist or sightseer who turns, rather creanes, his head frequently to see scenes.

The tourist is really a craneneck.

craneneck by uttam maharjan July 7, 2011

adelphicide 

1. the killing of one's own brother.
2. one who kills one's brother; brother-killer.

1. Adelphicide is a heinous crime.
2. The girl said that she could not marry that bloody-minded adelphicide.

adelphicide by uttam maharjan July 7, 2011

catch-all 

a term in accounting to denote an account head where anomalies, eg wrong treatments of accounts, are transferred. For example, if an asset head is wrongly credited with Rs. 50,000, the assets and liabilities are shown with a mismatch of this amount.

The general ledger of the company has a catch-all figure of Rs. 25,000, which needs to be rectified.

catch-all by uttam maharjan July 7, 2011

iron-and-wear

designating clothes or fabrics that must be ironed after washing to wear.

Most clothes are of an iron-and-wear type.

iron-and-wear by uttam maharjan July 6, 2011

cucumeriform

resembling a cucumber.

The bitter gourd is cucumeriform.

cucumeriform by uttam maharjan July 6, 2011