187 definitions by Jafje
NOUN:
A defensive fortification made of an earthen embankment, often topped by a low protective wall.
VERB:
To protect or fortify somebody or something with ramparts or something similar.
by Jafje April 10, 2007
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.
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 5, 2007
by Jafje May 10, 2007
1. Having a kind and gentle disposition or appearance.
2. Not a threat to life or long-term health, especially by being noncancerous.
3. Neutral or harmless in its effect or influence.
4. Mild or favorable in effect.
1. The lady next door is a relavively benign presence.
2. The cancer's benign.
3. The storm was benign.
by Jafje September 12, 2007
VERB:
1. To leave somebody or something behind for others to look after, especially somebody or something meant to be a personal responsibility.
2. To leave a place or vehicle, especially for reasons of safety and without intending to return soon.
3. To renounce or reject something previously done or used
4. To surrender control of something completely to somebody else.
5. To stop doing something before it is completed, usually because of difficulty or danger.
6. To abandon yourself: To give yourself over to a powerful emotion.
NOUN:
*Complete lack of inhibition or self-restraint.
1. To leave somebody or something behind for others to look after, especially somebody or something meant to be a personal responsibility.
2. To leave a place or vehicle, especially for reasons of safety and without intending to return soon.
3. To renounce or reject something previously done or used
4. To surrender control of something completely to somebody else.
5. To stop doing something before it is completed, usually because of difficulty or danger.
6. To abandon yourself: To give yourself over to a powerful emotion.
NOUN:
*Complete lack of inhibition or self-restraint.
VERB:
1. Pets abandoned by their owners.
2. They had to abandon their vehicles in the snow.
3. The practice was abandoned long ago.
4. As troops closed in the town was abandoned to its fate.
5. Abandoning the rescue attempt.
6. He abandoned himself to his grief.
NOUN:
*French "abandoner" -> "under control".
1. Pets abandoned by their owners.
2. They had to abandon their vehicles in the snow.
3. The practice was abandoned long ago.
4. As troops closed in the town was abandoned to its fate.
5. Abandoning the rescue attempt.
6. He abandoned himself to his grief.
NOUN:
*French "abandoner" -> "under control".
by Jafje April 25, 2007