Definition: (verb) Restrain with fetters. Synonyms: shackle. Usage: My foes fettered me hand and foot and imprisoned me in a dank dungeon. Discuss

noun: 1. One who adjusts beliefs, opinions, and actions to suit personal interest. 2. A person or a tool that clips, shortens, neatens, etc.

Definition: (verb) Give in, as to influence or pressure. Synonyms: soften, yield. Usage: At first she wouldn't let them go to the cinema, but in the end she relented. Discuss

Es ist gefährlich, anderen etwas vorzumachen, denn es endet damit, dass man sich selbst etwas vormacht. Eleonora DuseItalienische Schauspielerin1858 – 1924

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Definition: (verb) Be born anew in another body after death. Synonyms: reincarnate. Usage: Oh, if our souls could transmigrate I'd be a seamew above all birds that fly. Discuss

«Gli era piaciuto il mio disco, Je so accussì, mi ha mandato un video e quando ho sentito quel '"SRENA!!! Welcome to our family", mi sono sentita male.» (Serena Brancale)

© Walter Jakoby(*1958), Wissenschaftler, Manager und Autor

Definition: (noun) Concern for your own interests and welfare. Synonyms: self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest. Usage: As a man advances in life he grows more selfish; egoism develops, and relaxes all the secondary bonds of affection. Discuss

Wer einen Fehler gemacht hat und ihn nicht korrigiert, begeht einen Zweiten. KonfuziusChinesischer Philosoph

© Ernst Ferstl(*1955), österreichischer Lehrer, Dichter und Aphoristiker

noun: 1. A hiding place, such as a cupboard or a cubbyhole. 2. A hug or a cuddle. verb tr.: To hug or cuddle. verb intr. 1. To crouch down. 2. To hide.

Definition: (verb) Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict. Synonyms: beat, vanquish, crush, shell. Usage: Australia trounced France by sixty points to four. Discuss

Glück ist das einzige, was wir anderen geben können, ohne es selbst zu haben. Carmen SylvaSchriftstellerin1843 – 1916

© Jürgen Große(*1963), Akkordeonsolist, Schriftsetzer, Geisteswissenschaftler und Autor