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Joss


Definition:

  • (n.) A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is believed he completed filming on the project alongside Joss Ackland, Steven Berkoff and Edward Fox and the movie is due to be released next year.
  • (2) Greenpeace energy campaigner, Joss Garman, said: "David Cameron made the introduction of new rules to stop the most polluting power stations one of his flagship green policies, and Nick Clegg helped ensure it was a key part of the coalition agreement.
  • (3) During the 1950s, he had another relationship which resulted in the birth of his first son, Joss Bennathan, but the boy's mother did not want to marry.
  • (4) It was nominated for a Hugo Award (the sci-fi Oscars) alongside Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who and convinced Buffy creator Joss Whedon to migrate to the net ("It was probably the best episode of the original Star Trek I'd ever seen," he said).
  • (5) In a forthcoming, illuminating feature from Irish film-maker Des Doyle, the Kickstarter-funded Showrunners: A Documentary Film , the august likes of Joss Whedon (Buffy and soon-to-air Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • (6) He is survived by Marlene, his sons Joss and Andy, daughter Julia, and by seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
  • (7) "It was down to four or five people and Joss said, 'Why the hell aren't you playing Thor?'
  • (8) With Joss Whedon returning to the director’s chair and providing the whip-smart dialogue, the sequel promises to be the comic-book movie that superhero naysayers just can’t help enjoying, providing the endgame doesn’t descend too far into Transformers-style brain-battery this time around.
  • (9) The idea that Nolan has taken on the Joss Whedon role for Warner makes absolute sense in the wake of his accepting the producer's role on Man of Steel.
  • (10) It feels like Joss Whedon has been writing the script for this NBA season, killing or otherwise writing-off popular favorites as if purposely trying to cause fans as much emotional pain as possible.
  • (11) Joss Whedon was stuck in London after a knee operation while Scarlett Johansson, pregnant, was also unable to come.
  • (12) Joss Garman, climate campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said: "This application is a worrying sign that the government has failed to shut the door completely on dirty coal in the UK.
  • (13) The dialogue of Joss Merlyn, the landlord of the Jamaica Inn played by Sean Harris, proved particularly problematic.
  • (14) Well Happy, which launched at the healthcare innovation expo on 13 March , has also been supported by various celebrities including singer Joss Stone, former Eastenders' star Joe Swash, designer Sadie Frost and actor Ralph Little.
  • (15) Jagger has formed a new band, SuperHeavy, with singer Joss Stone and Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart, and continues to produce films through his own production company.
  • (16) Fillion and Harris singing together is basically the same thing as Joss Whedon's Dr Horrible, except the duo was separated less than 30 seconds after they reunited and we all got a little bored again.
  • (17) Joss Garman, political director of Greenpeace, said: "Green-lighting a whole fleet of new fossil fuel power stations would cause a huge jump in emissions and blow this autumn's once-in-a-generation opportunity to replace dirty power stations with clean ones."
  • (18) Yang Ailun is head of climate and energy for Greenpeace China Joss Garman: It all hinges on Europe It happened before the Rio Earth Summit and also before Kyoto.
  • (19) Joss Garman, a Greenpeace campaigner, said: "By stripping away the simple requirement that our power stations need to become more efficient and less polluting, Clegg and Davey are undoing whatever good work their party has done on the environment since entering government.
  • (20) Yet after wrapping the thriller A Perfect Getaway, he suffered eight months of unemployment ("I couldn't get hired, I couldn't get a job") before finally landing a part in postmodern horror Cabin In The Woods, produced and co-written by Joss Whedon, later to direct Avengers Assemble.

Toss


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.
  • (v. t.) To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head.
  • (v. t.) To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves in a storm.
  • (v. t.) To agitate; to make restless.
  • (v. t.) Hence, to try; to harass.
  • (v. t.) To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar.
  • (v. i.) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling.
  • (v. i.) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.
  • (n.) A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball.
  • (n.) A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head with a jerk.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The dumplings could also be served pan-fried in browned butter and tossed with a bitter leaf salad and fresh sheep's cheese for a lighter, but equally delicious option.
  • (2) Put in a large bowl, add the parsley, oil and lemon juice, and gently toss.
  • (3) "We realise that it's an election time and these issues are tossed back and forth, but regardless of who leads Australia, we will look to them for action."
  • (4) The jury concluded Duggan had tossed the gun away and was not holding a weapon when surrounded by police marksmen.
  • (5) For every drop shot that was loose, lazy and tossed away a point, there was another that smacked of insouciant brilliance.
  • (6) Any hint of Charlotte as a sexual being is tossed on to the historical furnace.
  • (7) Hoodies don't vote, they've realised it's pointless, that whoever gets elected will just be a different shade of the "we don't give a toss about you" party.
  • (8) In one email, an aide suggests she should “toss a wrench at someone”.
  • (9) Campbell got the parents to play a simple game in which one team tried to flip some cones over one way and the other to flip them the other way – to illustrate the point that when parents are not united in their approach, children will feel like the cones being tossed about.
  • (10) Kazakhstan win the toss and the warring cheersquads go quiet for now.
  • (11) Their appetite for double entendres on Bake Off - which prompted a complaint to the BBC’s Points of View that they get “smuttier and smuttier, and it is totally unnecessary” - was already evident at Light Lunch when word came down from on high at Channel 4 that there were too many references to “tossing a salad”.
  • (12) I was having some tapas and a large bottle of wine as I was flicking through Facebook and I said: ‘Who should I nominate?’” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jennifer Mitchell, law student Labour & Liverpool: Jennifer Mitchell interview After tossing about some names, her boyfriend suggested her father.
  • (13) But bewilderment quickly turned to horror after the gunman tossed two gas canisters into the room and began firing, spraying the audience with bullets.
  • (14) 800g veal shoulder, cut into 4cm dice 1 tbsp plain flour Salt and black pepper 30g unsalted butter 60ml olive oil 1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped 200ml dry white wine 8 large sage leaves Shaved skin of 1 lemon, plus 3 tbsp lemon juice 1 550g head puntarelle (or 2 heads white chicory, cut widthways into 3cm-long segments) 1 small celeriac, peeled and chopped into 2cm dice (500g net weight) 200g pancetta, cut into 1cm dice 20g capers For the salad 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed 1 anchovy fillet, finely chopped 2 tsp red-wine vinegar 2 tbsp olive oil 1 white chicory, cut in half lengthways and then into long, 0.5cm thick wedges (or the rest of the puntarelle, if using) 80g rocket Toss the veal in flour seasoned with a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of pepper, until evenly coated, then tap off any excess.
  • (15) 10.32am BST The toss Cook has won it, and England are going to have a bowl.
  • (16) One throwaway moment with him tossing a hat into a van, I thought, well, nothing much we can do with that, but Will made it work beautifully.
  • (17) Mount Sinai is so overstretched they couldn’t give a toss either way.
  • (18) I think retreating to your lab and hoping it will all go away is not going to be the best strategy.” The idea to march was first tossed around on a Reddit thread in January.
  • (19) Photograph: Franck Allais and Ed Johns for the Guardian Flatbread, baked golden and crispy, tossed in a light salad and dressing.
  • (20) You could toss a mullet net over any park bench between Key West and Pensacola and drag in two people who’d be more inspiring.

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