Spongebob: act words & aud

ACT WORDSActiornisSeashore birds.Actitis macularia1. Spotted sandpiper or a shorebird with a long slender beak that it uses to catch insects, worms, and soft mollusks in sand and mud.2. Any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and a piping call.actophileCreatures, or even humans, which prefer or have a special fondness for living on seashores or beaches.actophilous, actophilyThriving on rocky seashores or growing on coasts.acta sanctorumDeeds of the saints.Accounts of the lives of the Christian martyrs and saints that are used in teaching the faith.action1. The process or state of acting or of being active: "The machine is not in action now."2. Something done or performed; to act; perform a deed.3. An act that one consciously wills to do and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity: "This was a crisis that demanded action instead of debate."activate1. To set in motion; to make active or more active.2. To organize or to create (a military unit, for example): "The governor had to activate the National Guard."3. To treat (sewage) with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition.4. In chemistry, to accelerate a reaction in, as by heat.5. In physics, to make (a substance) radioactive.6. In biology, to convert (certain biological compounds) into biologically active derivatives.activated carbon, activated charcoalA highly porous form of carbon, typically from wood, lignite, coal, or coconut shells; widely used as a filtration medium; with the purpose of removing taste and odor from water by absorbing organic compounds.activated sludgeThe semi-liquid, microbe-rich sediment that is added to secondary-stage sewage material in the activated-sludge process.activated-sludge process, actilvated-sludge effluentA widely used process for sewage treatment that raises the level of biological activity by increasing the contact between the wastewater and the actively growing micro-organisms.activation1. Making active and effective.2. Stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical.3. The activity of causing to have energy and to be active.4. In medicine, the deliberate induction of a pattern of electrical activity in the brain, as in electroencephalography.activelyCharacterized by doing something that is usually done, or being able to do something physically or mentally.activeness1. Having the trait of being active; that is, moving, doing, or functioning.2. Moving, or acting, rapidly and energetically.activity1. The state of being active.2. Energetic action or movement; liveliness.3. A specified pursuit in which a person partakes; such as, an educational process or procedure intended to stimulate learning through actual experience.

4. The intensity of a radioactive source.5. The ability to take part in a chemical reaction.6. A physiological process; such as, a respiratory activity.actograph, actography1. A device enabling the amount of movement of an animal placed inside it to be recorded.2. A record of motor activity.

AUD WORDSAudi alteram partem.Hear the other side.Also, "There are two sides to every question"; a plea for reason and fairness in discussions.audibilityQuality, fact, or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear.audible1. Loud or clear enough to be heard.2. Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.audiblenessThe quality, fact, or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear.audiblyIn an audible manner; characterized by being heard or being capable of hearing.audiclaveA former term for a "hearing aid".audiconA name used by various businesses dealing with listening to music, or other forms of entertainment using sounds.audience1. A group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert.2. The readership for printed matter, as for a book.3. A body of adherents; a following. 4. A formal hearing, as with a religious or state dignitary.5. An opportunity to be heard or to express one's views.6. The act of hearing or attending to words or sounds.7. An opportunity to be heard; chance to speak to or before a person or a group; a hearing or listening to.8. A formal interview with a sovereign, high officer of government, or other high-ranking person: "She enjoyed having an audience with the pope."audiencyCharacterized by listening and hearing.audientListening and hearing.audileAn individual having a tendency to form mental images derived from auditory sensations.audio1. The recording and reproduction of sound.2. The part of television or movie equipment that has to do with sound; as opposed to the visual portion (video).3. The broadcasting, reception, or reproduction of sound.4. A sound signal: "We lost the audio during the radio broadcast."audio componentThe part of any wave or signal whose frequencies are within the audible range.audio deviceAny of a wide variety of computer components that accept or produce sound.audio frequency range, audio rangeThe portion of the acoustic energy spectrum, from about 20 to 20,000 vibrations per second, that can be detected by a human with normal hearing.audioanalgesiaUse of music or sound delivered through earphones to mask pain during dental or surgical procedures.

audio-frequency meterAny of various instruments used to measure the frequencies of sound waves that are audible to the human ear.audiogenic1. Caused by sound or occurring as a result of the exposure to sound.2. Produced by frequencies corresponding to sound waves.audiogenic seizureA form of reflex epilepsy resulting from exposure to sound; usually, a sudden loud noise.audiogram1. The graphic record drawn from the results of hearing tests with the audiometer which charts the threshold of hearing at various frequencies against sound intensity in decibels.2. A graphic representation of a person's hearing ability; especially, a representation that indicates hearing loss at various frequency levels.3. A chart, produced by an audiometer, recording the auditory threshold of the individual being tested.The chart can be produced manually or with a printer.audiolingualLanguage learning approach or method as a matter of habit formation by repetitive drill, drill, and more drill.Audiolingualism is based on behaviourism. Error correction is considered important to prevent bad habits; as well as, a structural syllabus is used in class. As a result grammatical structures are brought to the forefront sometimes with meaning being neglected.Audiolingualism is largely discredited in some academic circles, although in some places it is still practiced.

MAN WORDSmanometer1. An instrument for measuring the pressure or tension of liquids or gases, as the blood, etc.2. An instrument for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases.3. A device for measuring pressure differences, usually by the differences in heights of two liquid columns.manometric1. A reference to measuring the pressure or tension of liquids or gases; such as, the blood, etc.2. Relating to a manometer.3. Pressures or tensions of liquids or gases which are ascertained by the manometer.manometry, manoscopy1. Measurement of the pressure of gases or fluids by means of a manometer.2. The measurement of pressure using a device called a manometer.3. The use of manometers.manoptoscope1. An apparatus for detecting ocular dominance (preferential use of one eye over the other in vision).2. A device in the shape of a hollow cone with an opening at its apex, used for determining ocular dominance by sighting with both eyes toward the apex.manoscopyThe measurement of the density of gases.manostat, manostaticAny device for automatically maintaining a constant pressure in an enclosed space.sphygmomanometerAn instrument for measuring blood pressure, particularly in arteries.The two types of sphygmomanometers are a mercury column and a gauge with a dial face.The sphygmomanometer in most frequent use today consists of a gauge attached to a rubber cuff which is wrapped around the upper arm and is inflated to constrict the arteries.The sphygmomanometer was introduced in 18896 by the Italian physician Scipione Riva-Rocci (1863-1937).The American physiologist Joseph Erlanger (1874-1965) studied the principles of sphygmomanometry and devised a recording sphygmomanometer.The word sphygmomanometer was put together from the Greek sphygmos, "the beating of the heart" or

"the pulse" + manometer, "a device for measuring pressure or tension".amanuensis (s), amanuenses (pl) (noun forms)1. Someone who is employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts.2. A person who is employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by someone else; a secretary.3. A writer's assistant with research and secretarial duties.bimanous (adjective)Having two hands, two-handed; especially, as distinct from having feet: "Humans differ from the apes in being bimanous creatures while the apes and monkeys are quadrumanous animals because all four of their feet are adapted for grasping things just as if they were four hands."bimanual1. Involving or requiring the use of both hands.2. Relating to, done with, or performed by, both hands.dextromanualdigiti manusThe digits of the hand; the fingers.emancipate1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; to liberate.2. In law, to release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian.3. The age at which a person is granted by law the rights (as the ability to sue) and responsibilities (as liability under a contract) of an adult.4. Etymology: This word comes from Latin emancipare, which originally meant "free from parental power". This was a compound verb that was formed from the prefix ex-, "out of" and mancipium, "ownership:; and referred in Roman law to the freeing of a son from the legal authority of the male (pater) head of the family (patria potestas), thus making him responsible for himself in law.The association of the verb with the "freeing of slaves", the basis of the present English meaning, is a modern development.LOC wordsallocution1. A formal speech or address, especially one that contains an authoritative statement on a subject or an exhortation to someone: "Even before he became the 16th President of United States, Abraham Lincoln was well known for his clear and very concise style of allocution."2. A traditional formal question directed by a court to a defendant convicted of a felony before sentencing, asking whether or not the defendant has anything to say regarding why the sentence should not be pronounced against him or her: "I believe that to have interfered as I have done, as I have freely admitted I have done, in behalf of God's despised poor, I did no wrong, but right. Now, if this court should deem it necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice . . . I say let it be done."So went the court room allocution of John Brown, American hero to the slaves.circumlocution1. The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.2. Evasion in speech or writing instead of speaking or writing directly to the point.3. A roundabout way of expressing oneself.4. A roundabout or indirect way of speaking.5. The use of more words than necessary to express an idea.6. A description of a person who is overly given to using long words; especially when verbal construction utilizing less amplification might represent a more naturally efficacious phraseology.Now, we are going to try vis medicatrix naturae* during your final days in the hospital.*. . . the healing power of nature.

accredit1. To put or bring into credit, to set forth as credible; to vouch for, sanction, or countenance. 2. To send forth with credentials, to furnish with letters of credit; to recommend by documents as an envoy or messenger. 3. Officially to recognize a person or organization as having met a standard or criterion.accreditation

The action of accrediting; the fact of being accredited; recommendation to credit or to official recognition.accreditedFurnished with credentials, publicly or officially recognized; given forth as worthy of belief, authoritatively sanctioned.accrediting1. The action of vouching for or furnishing with credentials. 2. Giving credit, furnishing with credentials.Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.Seize (take advantage of) the day and place no trust in tomorrow."Enjoy the present moment and don't depend on there being a tomorrow." -HoraceA continuing traditional theme in lyric poetry, dating back at least to Koheleth's "Eat, drink, and be merry" (based on Ecclesiastes 8:15). The phrase carpe diem exemplifies the spirit of hedonism and Epicureanism, i.e., the enjoyment of the moment and recognition of the transient nature of life.So, carpe diem came from ancient times until the present with the advice often and variously expressed as: "Enjoy yourself while you have the chance"; "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die"; "Make hay while the sun shines"; "Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think."William Safire had a different attitude regarding carpe diem when he wrote: "Seize the day has come to mean ‘strike while the iron is hot.' No longer is carpe diem the what-the-hell attitude of the dwellers in the present; it has become the battle cry of the gutsy opportunist with an eye on the future."Many famous poems develop this "live it up now" theme; such as , the following by Robert Herrick (1591-1674):Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,Old Time is still a-flying,And this same flower that smiles todayTomorrow will be dying.concredit1. To entrust, confide, commit (to a person, into his hands, etc.); to give into his charge. 2. To accredit, authenticate, prove trustworthy.credal, creedalPertaining to or characterized by a creed, or formula of religious belief.credence, credency1. The mental action of believing or accepting as true; belief. to give credence to: to accept (a statement, etc.), or accept the statement of (a person, etc.), as true; to believe, credit. 2. That which is believed; a belief. 3. Acceptance based on the degree to which something is believable.credencive; credensive; credencivenessDisposed to give credence; ready to believe.credendaDoctrines to be believed; matters of faith.credenda (Anglicized form: credends)Latin for things to be believed; propositions forming or belonging to a system of belief; matters of faith. Opposed to agenda, things to be done, matters of practice.credent1. Believing, trustful, confiding; one who believes; a believer. 2. Having credit or repute; credible.credential1. A certificate, letter, or experience that qualifies someone to do something; anything that provides authentication for a claim. 2. Letters or written warrants recommending or entitling the bearer to credit or confidence; letters of credence; a letter of recommendation or introduction; especially, one given by a government to an ambassador, or envoy.credentialedFurnished with official credentials.credibility1. The ability to inspire belief or trust. 

2. A willingness to accept something as true. 3. The quality of being credible; an instance or case of this.3. Believable, plausible; capable of being believed.