(n.) A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.
(n.) Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
(v. t.) To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
(v. t.) To surround with a ditch.
(v. t.) To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.
(v. i.) To dig a ditch or ditches.
Example Sentences:
(1) This year's IPO frenzy has shown further signs of fading, as yet another company ditched plans to list its shares on the London stock exchange.
(2) But the last people you'd rely on are those who dug the ditch and shoved you in – particularly when they're still building and still shoving.
(3) Plans for the pipeline to come onshore in Brindisi were ditched following local opposition.
(4) But in a last-ditch effort, his lawyers lodged an appeal for clemency on Monday morning.
(5) Now he must go | Momodou Musa Touray Read more As midday and 4pm deadlines to go passed on Friday, two regional leaders arrived in the capital, Banjul, in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to persuade him to step down.
(6) In Barcelona, where last-ditch negotiations are taking place, it became clear today the best hope for Copenhagen is a "politically binding" agreement, which rich countries hope will have all the key elements of the final deal, including specific targets and timetables for greenhouse gas emissions cuts and money for poor countries to cope with climate change.
(7) In a last-ditch attempt to overturn the award of the west coast rail franchise to FirstGroup, Virgin Trains co-owner Sir Richard Branson has offered to run the service "for free" to allow time for parliamentary scrutiny of the decision.
(8) Time to scrap all honours everywhere, including UK.” Australians had their chance to ditch the monarchy in 1999.
(9) By removing the safeguards on [the total number of] hours [a trainee medic can be told to work], doctors will be working unsafe hours, leading to poor patient care.” One source involved in helping to formulate Hunt’s new offer said it represented a serious move to break the impasse over the pay and conditions of NHS medics and is his “last-ditch attempt to resolve the junior doctors dispute” before the ballot produces a widely expected mandate for action.
(10) phi PS5, a double-stranded DNA bacteriophage of Pseudomonas stutzeri JM604 that adsorbs specifically to the outer-membrane protein NosA, was isolated from stagnant irrigation ditch water.
(11) We will have another financial shock – it’s inevitable.” Gary Greenwood, analyst at Shore Capital, described the results as “dismal” and noted the bank was ditching targets previously set to measure returns to shareholders.
(12) Geoff Reid Bradford • Is the Jeremy Hunt who stated that “We need to have an honest discussion about the purpose of A&E departments” ( Hunt ditches target as A&E crisis deepens , 10 January) the same Jeremy Hunt who took his own child to A&E with a minor illness because he didn’t want to wait for a GP appointment?
(13) The chancellor stressed that Britain’s relationship with the EU would remain unchanged for the time being – and ditched the idea, launched alongside his predecessor Alistair Darling during the campaign – that an emergency budget would be necessary within weeks, as Brexit slams the brakes on the economy.
(14) 5) Playing dirty helps win the day Three days before the vote, a panicking no campaign organised a last-ditch rally at the Place du Canada in Montreal.
(15) The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday urged diplomats to stop bickering about a mini package of liberalisation designed to boost global commerce and warned of serious damage to the 20-year-old institution if last-ditch talks failed.
(16) A humiliated Trierweiler was publicly ditched by Hollande in a terse 18-word statement announcing that he was “putting an end” to their “shared life”.
(17) He took Jessica's mobile out of her pocket; he carried their bodies down the stairs and, after checking no one was around, bundled them into the cramped boot of his car, bending their legs to fit them in; he collected petrol and bin bags (to protect his feet and thus conceal evidence); he drove to Lakenheath and found a lonely track; he got out where the vegetation grew thickly and he rolled the two girls down into the ditch; he climbed into the ditch and cut off their clothing - their red football shirts and their tracksuit trousers, their knickers, Holly's black bra which she and her mother had bought the day before - and then he poured petrol over their bodies and threw on a match.
(18) On information known publicly, one Tamil man was detained when he came to Australia because he was a lawyer for the LTTE’s civil administration, another because he dug ditches on LTTE orders for civilian Tamils to shelter in during air raids by government aircraft.
(19) The railway staff left to pick up the pieces are being set up as scapegoats with ludicrous claims about Spanish practices and out-of-control pay, but our members have already been paying with their jobs as the privateers ditch frontline staff to maintain profits.
(20) The US secretary of state was due to hold late-night talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a last-ditch attempt to break the deadlock on unresolved issues.
Motte
Definition:
(n.) A clump of trees in a prairie.
Example Sentences:
(1) Mott cells are a variant form of plasma cell in which the immunoglobulin (Ig), rather than being secreted, accumulates in rough endoplasmic reticulum-derived vesicles called Russell bodies.
(2) This editorial reviews 2 studies, the William Marsiglio and Frank Mott study, and the Deborah Dawson study.
(3) Pulmonary disease is usual with Mycobacterium tuberculosis or with mycobacteria other than M tuberculosis (MOTT) and atypical presentations with extrapulmonary dissemination occur frequently.
(4) Mott Children's Hospital, percutaneous balloon angioplasty for pulmonary valve or pulmonary artery stenosis accounts for approximately 40 per cent of all therapeutic transcatheter procedures performed in our laboratory.
(5) When Mott came out Ajao cut him across the face, leaving a three inch gash on his cheek.
(6) To avoid expensive, time-consuming biochemical identification necessary to evaluate these MOTT isolates, careful selection of patients prior to obtaining mycobacterial cultures during FB is a critical factor.
(7) Since in AIDS patients an initial colonization of the gastrointestinal tract (GI-tract) with MOTT is common, GI-tract biopsy specimens from an additional 80 patients were examined microscopically and histologically for mycobacteria.
(8) MOTT isolation increased yearly from 1.5% of the patients in 1981 to 14.5% of the patients in 1986.
(9) For Kathryn de Motte, at 37 the youngest area organiser of a 30-strong NWR group in Nottingham, the emphasis on speaking your mind is crucial.
(10) There is some doubt as to whether naevus pilus is identical with naevus-on-naevus or lentiginous naevus en mottes.
(11) 4.45am BST Cardinals 5 - Nationals 6, Bottom 8th Jason Motte, who might just be the last person to pitch in a Cardinals uniform this year.
(12) Guidelines for therapy of MOTT depend on the species isolated but remains poorly defined in most cases.
(13) Patients with CF with MOTT were similar to patients with CF without MOTT; only a slightly different (older) age distribution was recognized.
(14) Lymph node cell preparations which were enriched in Mott cells by velocity sedimentation failed to secrete Ig in a polyclonal reverse plaque assay.
(15) Mott Children's Hospital between 1970 and 1974 were reviewed.
(16) Here's Sarah de la Motte to represent the 10 or so disgruntled ones who have been in contact: "Trying to enjoy a relaxing holiday afternoon by the pool here in Washington, DC, but can't take my eyes off my phone!
(17) An international conference in andrology was held on April 24, 25 and 26, 1975, at the C. S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
(18) The results indicated that acidified media of pH 6.2 offer enhanced growth conditions for MOTT, especially MAI and M. malmoense, without interfering with the growth of TBC.
(19) Photograph: Liz Mott History tends to date the birth of British modern dance as the late-60s.
(20) We evaluated peak time (PT) and modal transit time (MOTT) of the TDC as the probable indicator of cerebral intravascular blood flow.