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noun
A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, US
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Synonyms: flippy-flop
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noun
A change of places; an inversion or swap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
A change of places; an inversion or swap.
An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
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noun
A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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noun
The sound of a regular footfall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A somersault.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A return trip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, slang
Qualifier: truck driving
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noun
A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, offensive, slang
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verb
To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive, transitive
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Synonyms: U-turn, vacillate
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noun
a backward somersault
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip
noun
an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
noun
a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: thong
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandal
noun
a decision to reverse an earlier decision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reversal, change of mind, turnabout, turnaround
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decision making, deciding
Narrower terms: reconsideration, second thought, afterthought, rethink
verb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change by reversal, turn, reverse
History
Onomatopoeic. Most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
