Jafje's definitions

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

Antonym

A word that means the opposite of another word.

For example, "hot" is the antonym of "cold."

by Jafje September 24, 2007

Bodega

1. A small grocery store, often found in a Spanish-speaking neighborhood.

2. In a Spanish-speaking country, a wine shop or a warehouse for the storage of wine.

1. I'm off to a bodega to buy some groceries.
2. I'm off to a bodega to buy some wine.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Terminates

1. To finish, to come to an end, or bring something to an end.

2. To fire somebody: to discontinue somebody's or a group's employment.

3. To murder, kill or assassinate somebody.

1. He terminates a broadcast.
2. He was terminated after 20 years in the job.
3. If you hire her, she'll terminate anyone you like.

by Jafje April 26, 2007

Friesland

Province in the Northern part of The Netherlands. Known for its many polders, rivers, lakes... Lots of water there. Also a province where many farmers still ware "klompen" (= wooden shoes).

They speak "Fryske" (= Friesch) in Friesland.

They also speak Dutch in Friesland.

by Jafje May 20, 2007

Limburgs

Limburgs: dialect simmular to Dutch spoken in the Dutch province of Limburg.

"Ik spreek Limburgs."
I speak the Limburgs dialect.

by Jafje May 19, 2007

Personification

1. Somebody who embodies something: an embodiment or perfect example of something.

2. A representation of an abstract quality or notion as a human being, especially in art or literature.

3. The attribution of human qualities to objects or abstract notions.

The definition pretty much covers personification.

by Jafje September 24, 2007