(n.) A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.
Example Sentences:
(1) The next day she came online to write the word "ouch" underneath a picture of a leg injury I had posted deliberately to make her say something girlfriendy.
(2) Amidases (acylamide amidohydrolase EC 3.5.1.4) from mutant strains (i.e., B6, AI3, AIU1N, OUCH 4 and L10) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were purified in one-step by ligand affinity chromatography using Epoxy-activated Sepharose 4B-acetamide.
(3) A case of Itai-itai (ouch-ouch) disease with reduced urinary kallikrein excretion and slightly enhanced renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is described.
(4) So perhaps it's all the snow's fault... Lorcan Roche Kelly (@LorcanRK) Ouch.
(5) Association of resistance to hydroxyurea inhibition with a mutation in the amidase structural gene of strain OUCH 4 was confirmed by transduction.
(6) Two down for Carlos Gomez, who is hit in the hand, ouch.
(7) ‘It’s heartbreaking to see their little faces with no hope,’ said Jose, aged six.” Ouch.
(8) The secretary of state in Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry, Ouch Borith, told the ABC a government working group had completed studying a draft resettlement proposal from the Australian government and was hoping to sign a deal “as soon as possible”.
(9) Adam Smith: Ouch, you're twisting my arm … Junt: I would like to draw a line under this sorry tale of confusion by announcing that my dear, dear friend Adam sadly and unexpectedly defenestrated himself an hour a go.
(10) Jones gets completely anihilated by Walker on the kickoff, ouch!
(11) Altered amidases from mutant strains AIU 1N and OUCH 4, selected for their resistance to inhibition of growth by urea and hydroxyurea respectively, had altered kinetic constants for inhibition indicating reduced binding capacity for the inhibitors.
(12) In 2003, the term was voted third most offensive that could be used relating to disability in a poll run for the BBC's Ouch!
(13) 1.45am BST Dodgers 0 - Cardinals 0, top of 1st Ouch!
(14) Asa Bennett of Huffington Post tweets the details, including veteran Labour MP Austin Mitchell apparently comparing Wheatley to Admiral Horatio Nelson ( of "I see no ships" fame ) Asa Bennett (@asabenn) Ouch.
(15) It would be an historic mistake if on these issues Britain were to continue to alienate its natural allies in central and eastern Europe ,” he said in a speech at Chatham House on Monday, “when you were one of the strongest advocates for their accession.” Ouch.
(16) The Sunday Herald's Iain Macwhirter even dismissed me as " the BBC Question Time's favourite tame lefty " (ouch).
(17) There was the first-choice left-back Jetro Willems going and getting himself ruled out of the tournament with ligament-ouch suffered in PSV's Eredivisie match against Feyenoord last weekend.
(18) By way of contrast Brown had positioned himself on the “compromise everything left” and “looks set to be a weak if extended interlude between you and Cameron.” Ouch.
(19) Worries about China, the endless drop in oil prices and even new geopolitical tensions pounded the markets, punishing risk assets with a flight to quality that was in full swing,” they wrote in a research note entitled “What’s the Chinese for ‘ouch’?” Facebook Twitter Pinterest China shares slipped again this week despite Beijing’s previous attempts to calm markets.
(20) Sixty-two autopsy cases with "itai-itai" or "ouch-ouch" (in English) disease and 50 control subjects were examined by static quantitative bone histopathology.
Vouch
Definition:
(v. t.) To call; to summon.
(v. t.) To call upon to witness; to obtest.
(v. t.) To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch.
(v. t.) To back; to support; to confirm; to establish.
(v. t.) To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title.
(v. i.) To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.
(v. i.) To assert; to aver; to declare.
(n.) Warrant; attestation.
Example Sentences:
(1) Macfarlane said he did not leak the contents of last week’s cabinet meeting - but he appeared to vouch for the veracity of the reported divisions when he added: “There has certainly been some very accurate statements made in newspapers in relation to the discussions that were had in cabinet.” The foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, said the leak “absolutely did not come from me” and although it was not the first cabinet in Australian history to have had leaks “this was particularly disappointing because it went into such detail”.
(2) One rally in Chicago was cancelled after thousands of demonstrators surrounded the venue and the secret service could no longer vouch for the candidate’s safety.
(3) For the next two years, Khakrezwal said, he and other commanders would vouch for their men and send them to Ahmed Wali, who would supply them to the Kandahar Strike Force, a paramilitary unit working in tandem with the CIA.
(4) I can vouch for the importance of that since I still have my own dog-eared copy of the original paperback edition of Look Back in Anger.
(5) If they can’t, they’ll continue to grow in capacity.” For years, US military leaders publicly vouched for the performance and integrity of the Iraqi security forces they nurtured, trained and equipped.
(6) Later that year, Congress passed the Protected National Security Documents Act, to suppress any Bush-era photographs of detainees in military custody unless the defense secretary could vouch that their release would have minimal consequences for US troops.
(7) "I can't vouch for how much so, but as I never met Larry I only know Lana, who is, to me, very much a woman."
(8) Talese does note in the book that “I cannot vouch for every detail that he recounts in his manuscript”.
(9) To his credit, Talese described Foos as an “inaccurate and unreliable narrator” and admitted: “I cannot vouch for every detail that he recounts in his manuscript.” But this was all the more reason to pin Foos down on his deceptions.
(10) "I can certainly vouch for the accuracy of the material in the departmental video; I can't say the same for Mr Albanese's presentation," Mrdak told the rural and regional affairs and transport committee.
(11) "[Peppiatt] refers to a Kelly Brook story – in fact he approached and offered the newspaper that story, vouched for its accuracy, and then asked for and received an extra freelance fee for doing so," the statement said.
(12) Without anyone to vouch for her, she went to 10 different schools where she was told her she could not be enrolled without a guardian’s consent, before the 11th agreed.
(13) Trump dossier: intelligence sources vouch for credibility of report's author Read more What is the origin of the Russian dossier?
(14) Wolf answers: "Like many charities, we have donors who wish to remain anonymous", but she is happy to vouch that the organisation has never received cash from "profit-making schools companies".
(15) I can only vouch for the R&R to be found in its calm, otherworldly landscape.
(16) His sister and her boyfriend vouched for his alibi.
(17) It claims to offer 99 Oregon beers on tap and, though I can’t personally vouch for all, the Ancestry Golden was light, the Yachats was smooth, the Block 15 was malty and the Oakshire Overcast Espresso Stout was a creamy, energising shot of success.
(18) It is in the club’s culture.” Jesse Lingard can vouch for that.
(19) I cannot vouch or ‘shill’ enough when it comes to the true freedom of expression Reddit offers.” But there’s a chance that the admin team may, in the words of Strudelle, another SRS moderator, “show some leadership” – especially since Reddit, unlike many hot tech firms, is not fully independent.
(20) And the answer to that lies in the credibility of its apparent author, the ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele , the quality of the sources he has, and the quality of the people who were prepared to vouch for him.