Jafje's definitions

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 6, 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 9, 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

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

Census

An official count of the population, carried out every 10 years. It includes details on every member of a household, e.g. name, age, occupation and place of birth.

Census is done every 10 years.

by Jafje May 25, 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

Gesticulation

To make gestures: To move the arms or hands when speaking, or to express something with movements of the arms or hands.

She uses gesticulation when she speaks.

by Jafje April 15, 2007