noun: The practice of biting one’s nails.

Definition: (verb) Command against. Synonyms: disallow, forbid, nix, prohibit, veto, interdict. Usage: They are proscribed by federal law from owning guns. Discuss

noun: An excessive longing for a particular food.

© Hartmut Weinhold(*1957), deutscher ehrenamtlicher Einsatzleiter bei den Grünen Damen und Herren, Sparkassenbetriebswirt und Gelegenheits-Aphoristiker

Definition: (verb) Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion. Synonyms: quiver, beat. Usage: The city pulsated with music and excitement during Carnival. Discuss

noun: Government or rule by a single political party.

© Thomas Häntsch(*1958), Fotograf

Definition: (noun) <i>Archaic</i> The act of fighting with knives. Synonyms: cut-and-thrust, knife fight. Usage: The snickersnee ended when one of the fighters lost consciousness due to blood loss. Discuss

noun: 1. The fear or dislike of laws or rules. 2. The fear of not having access to or being unable to use one’s mobile phone.

Voltaire(1694 – 1778), eigentlich François-Marie Arouet, französischer Philosoph der Aufklärung, Historiker und Geschichts-Schriftsteller

Definition: (verb) Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation. Synonyms: besot. Usage: He did not like whiskey, but he drank to stupefy himself. Discuss

Die Dummheit ist die sonderbarste aller Krankheiten. Der Kranke leidet niemals unter ihr. Aber die anderen leiden. Paul-Henri SpaakBelgischer Politiker und Staatsmann1899 – 1972

«Nel tardo pomeriggio di un giorno d'estate del 1946 arrivavo, al timone di una grossa barca a vela, nel porto di Oggebbio sul Lago Maggiore. L'inverna, il vento che nella buona stagione si alza ogni giorno dalla pianura lombarda e risale il lago per tutta la sua lunghezza, mi aveva sospinto, tra le dodici e…

Al? ibn Ab? Talib(um 600 – 661), Ab? l-Hasan ?Al? ibn Ab? T?lib, genannt Ali aus Mekka, Vetter und Schwiegersohn Mohammeds, gilt den Sunniten als vierter und letzter rechtgeleiteter Kalif (656-661), den Schiiten und Aleviten als erster Imam

adjective: 1. Relating to a homily. 2. Relating to homiletics (the art of preaching). 3. Preachy.