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Fanning

1. A device to circulate currents of air, especially one with rotating blades.

2. A flat disk on a handle or a folding semicircular device for waving back and forth in order to cool the face.

3. Something in the shape of an open hand-held fan, e.g. the tail of a peacock.

4. Winnowing machine: a machine with a series of revolving blades used to winnow or clean grain.
He's fanning gnats.
by Jafje September 30, 2007
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Municipality

1. A city, town, or other area that has its own local government.

2. The appointed or elected members of a local government.
1. That city is a municipality.
2. Those boring people are part of the municipality.
by Jafje April 26, 2007
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CET

Short for Central European Time.

It's +1 (London is 0), so it's 1 hour later in all of Europe, eccept for the UK where there's no CET.
It's 2 P.m. CET, so it's 1 P.m. in the UK.
by Jafje August 13, 2007
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Scourge

1. Tormentor: Somebody or something that is perceived as an agent of punishment, destruction, or severe criticism.

2. whip: a whip that is used for inflicting punishment.

Can also be used as verb, being scourged;

1. Punish somebody: To punish or criticize somebody severely.

2. Whip somebody: To whip somebody severely.
The scourge of his childhood.
by Jafje April 5, 2007
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Retreat

NOUN:

1. A movement away from danger or a confrontation, back along the original route.

2. A withdrawal from a position or point of view to one intended to lessen conflict.

3. A withdrawal of military forces following a defeat or preceding a change of position.

4. A signal, usually a bugle call or drumbeat, telling soldiers to perform a retreat.

5. A period of quiet rest and contemplation in a secluded place.

6. A quiet secluded place where people go for rest and privacy.

7. A place where people or animals go to avoid danger or capture.

8. A place for the long-term care and treatment of people who are incapable of caring for themselves.

9. Period of seclusion: A period away from normal activities, devoted to prayer and meditation, often spent in a religious community.

VERB:

1. To move back away from danger or a confrontation.

2. To withdraw from a position or point of view to one intended to lessen conflict.

3. To withdraw following a defeat or prior to a change of position.

4. To recede or fall back from a previous position
when the glaciers retreated.

5. To move a chesspiece back to an earlier position.
NOUN:

1. The bear had the hunters in full retreat.
2. Their retreat from a previously inflexible position.
3. The american army retreated.
4. The general ordered retreat.
5. An hour of retreat.
6. A safehouse or sanctuary.
7. Like I said: a sanctuary.
8. A retreat hospital.

VERB:

1. They retreated back into the house.
2. They fled to the river.
3. They retreated back from the enemy.
4. Run like hell.
5. Ctrl-Z
by Jafje April 15, 2007
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motility

capable of movement: capable of or demonstrating movement by independent means.
That guy's motility is going down. His ability of moving around is decreasing.
by Jafje March 10, 2007
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Hasten

1. To do or say something without delay, often in order to correct what might otherwise be a misleading impression.

2. To speed something up.

3. To go somewhere quickly or without delay.
1. "But she's perfectly right," he hastened to add.
2. A vacation would hasten his recovery.
3. He hastened to her side.
by Jafje April 15, 2007
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