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 fifty fifty /ˈfɪfti/

adjective

  1. () Being ten more than forty  ( l , fifty , 50 )
    being ten more than forty
      She purchased fifty balloons for the birthday party.
    She purchased fifty balloons for the birthday party.

noun

  1. () The cardinal number that is the product of ten and five  ( L , fifty , 50 )
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
     The speed limit on this road is fifty miles per hour
    The speed limit on this road is fifty miles per hour
  2. A United States bill worth 50 dollars  ( fifty , fifty dollar bill )
    a United States bill worth 50 dollars


 plague plague /ˈpleɪg/

noun

  1. An annoyance  ( plague )
    an annoyance
     Those children are a damn plague
    those children are a damn plague
  2. Any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)  ( plague )
    any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
  3. A swarm of insects that attack plants  ( infestation , plague )
    a swarm of insects that attack plants
     A plague of grasshoppers
    a plague of grasshoppers
  4. Any epidemic disease with a high death rate  ( pest , pestilence , plague )
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  5. A serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal  ( pest , pestilence , pestis , plague )
    a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

verb

  1. () Cause to suffer a blight  ( blight , plague )
    cause to suffer a blight
     Too much rain may blight the garden with mold
    Too much rain may blight the garden with mold
  2. () Annoy continually or chronically  ( chevvy , chevy , chivvy , chivy , harass , harry , hassle , molest , provoke , beset , plague )
    annoy continually or chronically
     He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
    He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
     This man harasses his female co-workers
    This man harasses his female co-workers


 lethargic encephalitis lethargic encephalitis /ləˈθɑːrdʒɪk ɛnˌsɛfəˈlaɪtɪs/

noun

  1. An encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness  ( encephalitis lethargica , epidemic encephalitis , lethargic encephalitis , sleeping sickness , sleepy sickness )
    an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness


 takeaway takeaway /ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/

noun

  1. The act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)  ( takeaway )
    the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)
  2. A concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures  ( takeaway )
    a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures
  3. [British] Prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises  ( takeaway [British] , takeout [ N. American] , takeout food [ N. American] )
    prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
     In England they call takeout food takeaway'
    in England they call takeout food takeaway'