(n.) That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
(n.) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
(n.) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance.
(n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
(n.) Anything fancifully conceived.
(n.) A spectacle or show.
(n.) Opinion; decision.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thirty-two patients (10 male, 22 female; age 37-82 years) undergoing maintenance haemodialysis or haemofiltration were studied by means of Holter device capable of simultaneously analysing rhythm and ST-changes in three leads.
(2) The reason for the rise in Android's market share on both sides of the Atlantic is the increased number of devices that use the software.
(3) Core biopsy with computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound (US) guidance may be such an alternative, particularly when a spring-loaded firing device is used.
(4) Socially acceptable urinary control was achieved in 90 per cent of the 139 patients with active devices in place.
(5) Good fixation was obtained in 4 cases using Steffee's devices.
(6) The image was altered in the expected way, which means that the device is suitable for investigating the possibilities of different filters to improve the diagnostic ability.
(7) Streaming is shown to occur in water in the focused beams produced by a number of medical pulse-echo devices.
(8) A device allowing pressure to be applied to a local skin site where the skin blood flow is followed using laser Doppler flowmetry is described.
(9) While there has been almost no political reform during their terms of office, there have been several ambitious steps forward in terms of environmental policy: anti-desertification campaigns; tree planting; an environmental transparency law; adoption of carbon targets; eco-services compensation; eco accounting; caps on water; lower economic growth targets; the 12th Five-Year Plan; debate and increased monitoring of PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] and huge investments in eco-cities, "clean car" manufacturing, public transport, energy-saving devices and renewable technology.
(10) The Nd-Yag-Laser seems to be a useful device in transsphenoidal surgery due to its potent coagulation effect and comfortable handling.
(11) However, localizing a functional region with PET has been severely limited by the poor resolving properties of PET devices.
(12) The devices worked as well on postphlebitic legs as on normal ones.
(13) Ten patients have undergone abdominal proctocolectomy with the formation of an ileal reservoir anastomosed onto the anal canal using a stapling device.
(14) The lack of pedestrian crossing devices, crosswalks, or sidewalks, however, was not associated with an increased risk.
(15) He added that 45% of traffic to Local World's extensive portfolio of websites – 76 newspaper sites, 26 This is … sites and 400 hyper local sites – comes from mobile devices.
(16) The latter animals were raised in an automated feeding device (Autosow) with an artificial diet simulating the nutritional composition of sow milk.
(17) "Android’s gain came mainly at the expense of BlackBerry, which saw its global smartphone share dip from 4 percent to 1 percent in the past year due to a weak line-up of BB10 devices," said Strategy Analytics' senior analyst Scott Bicheno.
(18) The authors consider that this device increases safety during this potentially hazardous procedure by eliminating the flammable polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube and cottonoid packings most frequently used during this procedure.
(19) A training device is used in conjunction with an exercise program to teach muscle control for retention of a mandibular denture.
(20) We also used an optical device to stabilize images of the real world upon the retina.
Spoiler
Definition:
(n.) One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
(n.) One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
Example Sentences:
(1) Fabius denied that he had acted as a spoiler at the talks.
(2) Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is due out in May, has also come under fire for revealing further apparent spoilers.
(3) These days, Obama has moved on to more pressing issues, like telling House of Cards fans not to tweet any spoilers.
(4) A skiiing style in backward lean position was adopted and supported by the fixed backward spoiler.
(5) UN officials said in advance they hoped new commitments from the big industrialised states, such as Japan and China, would prod other countries into action so that they not be seen as the spoilers of a potential deal at Copenhagen.
(6) Spoiler alert: key plot details follow Seth Rogen was forced to tone down a Kim Jong-un death scene for his new comedy The Interview following a personal intervention by the Japanese head of Sony’s parent company, according to hacked emails.
(7) The sort of person who, despite having a framed Keep Calm and Carry On poster on their wall, gets vociferously morally outraged by 25 different things over the course of the average morning on Twitter, eg Daily Mail headlines, anything Jeremy Clarkson says, people who post Homeland spoilers, Parcelforce delivery slots, etc.
(8) Momentum on the political track was key, he said, to get ahead of any spoilers: “Don’t be surprised if there are rhetorical, dismissive and aggressive statements.
(9) Instead – spoiler alert – to the disdain of many, it opted for a more satisfying, upbeat conclusion.
(10) The beam spoiler with the frame stands near the patient during the treatment.
(11) Surely, as some speculate, he is a spoiler (consciously or otherwise) to help his friend Hillary Clinton.
(12) The official said that if the new diplomatic push for a negotiated settlement of the impasse over Iran's nuclear programme, – due to begin at the end of this month with a new round of talks involving six world powers and Tehran – shows signs of progress, the risk of a "spoiler" incident, aimed at torpedoing that effort, would increase.
(13) SPOILER ALERT: This blog discusses plot points from Freak Show, the fourth season of American Horror Story.
(14) It’s a remorseless process of winnowing down, from which only one worthy champion can emerge* and the Guardian is here the whole way through, with spoiler alerts roughly every minute, having read the book (Klinsi turns out to have been a wolf all along...) One of tonight’s teams is playing roughly a game a minute at the moment — Confederations Cup and Gold Cup scheduling saw Jamaica’s game against Mexico moved to earlier this week — and that 1-0 loss was the first of three games the Jamaicans will play in eight days (Mexico are doing the same thing).
(15) Strong off-odours are produced on boiled shrimp by the "typical shrimp spoilers" (presumptive Altermonas).
(16) Do you really need a spoiler alert if I say “Guess the ending?” The best books I have read recently are the ones that resist the simplistic love-cures-all conclusions.
(17) With the sequel set 10 years on from the events of the first film, which – *spoiler alert* – saw the majority of the human race catch a bad case of the simian flu, the likely assumption was that Franco's character would have quickly perished.
(18) But it adds an extra dimension by intercutting these scenes with documentary material, most notably – spoiler alert!
(19) The BBC accused ITV, which tried to buy The Voice format for itself, of bringing Britain's Got Talent forward from its usual April launch date as a spoiler.
(20) But the build up and hype were huge, and since it has started screening, people have been paranoid about spoilers.