sesquilateral

involving full consent of one party and partial consent of the other.

The accord was sesquilateral in nature and later on the party which had partially acquiesced to the agreement fully endorsed it.

by uttam maharjan November 02, 2010

colourize

to turn a black-and-white film into a colour film by means of a special technique.

It is very costly to colourize black-and-white films.

by uttam maharjan November 26, 2010

micranthous

producing small flowers.

This is a micranthous plant.

by uttam maharjan April 23, 2010

Peters and Pauls

the rich and the poor; the haves and the have-nots. Derived from the proverb rob Peter to pay Paul.

The proposal for helping the poor was accepted by Peters and Pauls alike.

by uttam maharjan May 13, 2010

somnocracy

government by sleepy-heads (inattentive leaders/politicians).

Our country has a somnocracy.

by uttam maharjan September 08, 2010

bobblehead

a doll with its head attached to the body by a spring so that the head bobbles.

Bobbleheads would fascinate children.

by uttam maharjan July 31, 2012

normosexual

Adopting sexual behaviour in a normal, not perverse, way; heterosexual.

Most of the people in the world are normosexual.

by uttam maharjan July 03, 2010