Jafje's definitions

Imposture

Deception: The act of pretending to be somebody else in order to trick people, or an occasion on which this is done.

Imposture is what imposters do.

The act of imposture is against the law.

by Jafje April 10, 2007

Nedersaksisch

Dialect spoken in areas of The Netherlands (aka Holland) that are close to the German boarder, also spoken in areas of Germany that are close to the Dutch boarder.

Nedersaksisch is a dialect that's a combination of the Dutch and German languages.

by Jafje May 19, 2007

Beseech

1. Beg somebody: To ask earnestly or beg somebody to do something.

2. Beg for something: To ask urgently for something.

It's pretty much the same as implore.

1. I beseech you to think again.
2. Beseeching their aid.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Recoil

1. Move back suddenly: To move back suddenly and violently, e.g. after an impact.

2. Feel horror: To react instinctively with fear, horror, disgust, or distaste.

3. Sudden backward movement: A sudden and violent backward movement, especially that of a firearm when it is fired.

4. Movement away in horror: A movement back or away from something, especially in horror or disgust.

When you fire a gun, you feel the force of the recoil.

by Jafje April 5, 2007

Compliance

1. The state or act of conforming with or agreeing to do something.
2. Readiness to comply: readiness to conform or agree to do something.

1. What they did was in compliance with the court order.
2. He is ready to complify.

by Jafje April 15, 2007

Alveolus

Bubble-like structures in the lungs where gas exchange between the air and blood occurs.

Everyone has alveolus in their body.

by Jafje May 25, 2007

Eutrophication

Depletion of oxygen in water:

The process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients from fertilizers or sewage, thereby encouraging the growth and decomposition of oxygen-depleting plant life and resulting in harm to other organisms.

If they keep dumping so much sewage water in the river, eutrophication will be so bad that you won't be able to see through the algea.

Eutrophication = bad

Def by Juliette

by Jafje July 30, 2007