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belay   (verb) something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured belay   (verb) turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him belay   (verb) fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat belay   (Noun) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection. belay   (Noun) The object to which a rope is secured. belay   (Noun) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure his/or her partner. belay   (Verb) To surround; environ; inclose. belay   (Verb) To overlay; adorn. belay   (Verb) To besiege; invest; surround. belay   (Verb) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct. belay   (Verb) To make (a rope) fast by turning it round a fastening point such as a cleat or piton. belay   (Verb) To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person. belay   (Verb) To stop; cancel. belay   (Verb) To make a line fast by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt. Origin:  From beleggen,

hush, stillness, still   (noun) (poetic) tranquil silence "the still of the night" stillness, windlessness   (noun) calmness without winds motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness   (noun) a state of no motion or movement "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue" stillness   (Noun) The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity. Stillness   Stillness is the final album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66. Following this album, Mendes renamed his group Brasil '77. Sample Sentences & Example Usage Man sometimes needs only stillness,  just  stillness! The secret to understanding reality is  stillness  of body and mind In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness  and humility.

"Always do what you are afraid to do." Ralph Waldo Emerson » Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.

PUBG  Corp has shut down around 30,000 accounts accused of using Radar hack cheat codes on their battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battleground or PUBG on Thursday. According to a report, PUBG Corp has implemented new anti-cheating measures via Battleeye software. The worst part here is that it has also blocked the accounts for some professional players as well. This is supposed to impact the players on all the platforms including Xbox, PC and Mobile.

* May the light of Christmas guide you in your journey ahead. Merry Christmas! * I wish you good health and happiness as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas!  Merry Christmas 2018 Wishes Images, Quotes, Status: May things be bright this Christmas. (Designed by Gargi Singh/The Indian Express) * May your heart and home be filled with all of the joys the festive season brings. Merry Christmas! * I offer you this season’s gifts of unending joy. Merry Christmas! * May this festive season sparkle and shine. Merry Christmas!  Merry Christmas 2018 Wishes Images, Quotes, Status: Wish your loved ones a Merry Christmas! (Designed by Gargi Singh/The Indian Express) May your world be filled with warmth and good cheer. Merry Christmas! *Warmest greetings of this festive season. Merry Christmas! * To a joyful present and a well-remembered past. Merry Christmas! *May all the sweet magic of Christmas conspire to fill every desire. Merry Christmas! * Wishing you a

"It is a mistake to speak of a bad choice in love, since as soon as a choice exists, it can only be bad." Marcel Proust » French novelist (1871-1922)

All the teams made good use of the chance to finalise their squads at the Indian Premier League Auction 2019 as Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Chakravarthy became the joint most expensive players to be sold for Rs 8.4 crore to Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab respectively. KXIP also added Sam Curran to their squad for Rs 7.20 crore while Colin Ingram went to Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.40 crore. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders won the bidding war for Carlos Brathwaite for Rs 5 crore. Axar Patel was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 5 crore while CSK went all out to add bowler  Mohit Sharma  for Rs 5 crore. Shivam Dube went to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 5 crore. Retained:   Rohit Sharma  (C), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jason Behrendorff Traded:  Quinton de Kock from

rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand   (verb) an act or expression of criticism and censure "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast   (verb) censure severely or angrily "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" rebuke   (Noun) A harsh criticism. rebuke   (Verb) To criticise harshly; to reprove. Rebuke   In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy. It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition. A rebuke can be given in person by a bishop or by an eccl

"STAY is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary." Amos Bronson Alcott » Amos Bronson Alcott (November 29, 1799 March 4, 1888) was an American teacher and writer

regicide   (noun) someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king regicide   (noun) the act of killing a king regicide   (Noun) The killing of a king. regicide   (Noun) One who kills a king. Regicide   The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the British tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after a trial. More broadly, it can also refer to the killing of an emperor. Origin:  From regis, genitive singular of rex + -cida or -cidium, both from caedo

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gaslight   (noun) light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas gaslight   (Noun) The light produced by burning piped illuminating gas. gaslight   (Noun) A lamp which operates by burning gas. gaslight   (Verb) To manipulate someone psychologically such that they question their own sanity. Gaslight   Gaslight is a 1944 mystery-thriller film adapted from Patrick Hamilton's play, Gas Light, performed as Angel Street on Broadway in 1941. It was the second version to be filmed; the first, released in the United Kingdom, had been made a mere four years earlier. This 1944 version of the story was directed by George Cukor and starred Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, and 18-year-old Angela Lansbury in her screen debut. It had a larger scale and budget and lends a different feel to the material than the earlier film.

smithereens   (noun) a collection of small fragments considered as a whole "Berlin was bombed to smithereens"; "his hopes were dashed to smithereens"; "I wanted to smash him to smithereens"; "the toilet bowl ws blown to smithereens" smithereens   (Noun) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items. Origin:  From smidiríní, diminutive form of smiodar.