Wiktionary simplewiktionary https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.21 case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 3303 564263 564249 2026-09-23T22:02:18Z Lcsfe 55494 564263 wikitext text/x-wiki {{wikipedia}} {{AWL}} === Pronunciation === * {{AHD|dəkād', dĕk'ād}} * {{IPA|/dəˈkeɪd/|/ˈdekeɪd/}} * {{SAMPA|/d@"keId/|/"dekeId/}} * {{audio|en-us-decade.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{audio|en-au-decade.ogg|Audio (AU)}} == Noun == {{noun}} # A '''decade''' is a [[period]] of 10 [[year]]s. #: ''The 1960s was a '''decade''' of great change in North America.'' [[Category:Units of time]] [[Category:Ten]] 3tdgbl2p6yyufovi3wxmbvfstns68vj 0 20099 564273 529678 2026-09-24T08:14:26Z ~2026-51426-43 55547 564273 wikitext text/x-wiki === Pronunciation === * {{enPR|kăt'l}}, {{IPA|/ˈkæt(ə)l/}}, {{SAMPA|/"k{t(@)l/}} * {{audio|en-us-cattle.ogg|US}} == Noun == {{noun4}} [[File:Cattle herd.jpg|thumb|some '''cattle''']] # {{uncountable}} '''Cattle''' are a group of [[cow]]s or [[bull]]s, whether they are [[male]] or [[female]]. #: ''The '''cattle''' are grazing ''(eating grass)'' in the field.'' #: ''How many head of '''cattle''' ''(how many cattle)'' do you have?'' === Usage notes === "''Cattle''" is usually an [[uncountable]] word, so to count them we often say "''head(s) of cattle''." [[Category:Livestock]] [[Category:Cattle| ]] jqvdj2via9odnyfc106dliif87q9nd6 0 43251 564264 518877 2026-09-23T22:04:10Z Lcsfe 55494 564264 wikitext text/x-wiki === Other spellings === * {{UK}} [[criminalise]] === Word parts === {{ety-suffix|criminal|ize}} === Pronunciation === * {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-criminalize.wav|UK}} == Verb == {{verb|criminaliz|e}} # {{transitive}} {{law}} If something is '''criminalized''', it is made a [[crime]]. {{ant|decriminalize}} #: ''{{lc|Advocate}}s pushed for gun [[possession]] to be '''criminalized'''.'' === Related words === * [[criminal]] * [[criminalization]] 26vpcryzljxxh2x13p9txgak44vw1do 0 63615 564266 554953 2026-09-23T22:12:33Z Bignaturedev 54802 /**/ 564266 wikitext text/x-wiki phoiac9h4m842xq45sp7s6u21eteeq1 564268 564266 2026-09-23T22:14:15Z Bignaturedev 54802 /* */ 564268 wikitext text/x-wiki == English == === Adverb === '''asynchronously''' # In an [[asynchronous]] way; doing something without stopping to wait for another task to finish first. #: ''The app downloads the file '''asynchronously''' so you can keep using your phone.'' ==== Explanation ==== * '''Asynchronous''' means doing tasks independently without waiting on a line or timeline. * When you do something '''asynchronously''', you start a task, go do other things, and check back later when it is done. ==== Real-life examples ==== * '''Ordering food at a restaurant:''' You order your food, sit down to chat with friends, and the chef cooks in the background. You do not stand at the counter frozen until the food is ready. * '''Text messaging (WhatsApp / Email):''' You send a message and put your phone in your pocket to go cook. You do not hold your phone to your ear waiting for the other person to respond. * '''Laundry:''' You put clothes in the washing machine and turn it on, then go watch TV while it washes. You do not stand and stare at the machine for an hour. ==== Computer examples ==== * '''Social media feeds:''' Posts load '''asynchronously''' in the background while you scroll down, so the screen does not freeze. * '''File downloads:''' A web browser downloads a big file '''asynchronously''' so you can keep reading other pages. ==== Synonyms ==== * non-sequentially * independently ==== Antonyms ==== * [[synchronously]] ==== Related terms ==== * [[asynchronous]] * [[asynchrony]] * [[synchronous]] 7r4vug5nymmxbasqt1x08031gdu1a6f 0 77168 564265 2026-09-23T22:08:29Z Lcsfe 55494 Created page with "== Noun == {{noun}} # A saltire is a heraldic symbol in the shape of a diagonal cross — like the letter X — as opposed to an upright cross (+)." 564265 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun}} # A saltire is a heraldic symbol in the shape of a diagonal cross — like the letter X — as opposed to an upright cross (+). a7cy30eddawyd25ldailo6zolxisuvv 0 77170 564269 2026-09-23T22:48:39Z Lcsfe 55494 Created page with "== Noun == {{noun}} # A gigolo is a man who is paid by a woman (often an older, wealthier woman) to be her companion or lover, or who is supported financially by a woman in exchange for his company and romantic or sexual attention." 564269 wikitext text/x-wiki == Noun == {{noun}} # A gigolo is a man who is paid by a woman (often an older, wealthier woman) to be her companion or lover, or who is supported financially by a woman in exchange for his company and romantic or sexual attention. mjvv0roosxjew7fs3xk331z1bwpyuls 0 77171 564270 2026-09-23T22:50:45Z QwertyZ34 52572 Created page with "==Proper noun== {{proper noun}} # {{surname}}" 564270 wikitext text/x-wiki ==Proper noun== {{proper noun}} # {{surname}} brmz4xayqli55qygbqga954xzrbofqf 0 77172 564271 2026-09-23T22:51:08Z QwertyZ34 52572 Created page with "==Proper noun== {{proper noun}} # {{surname}}" 564271 wikitext text/x-wiki ==Proper noun== {{proper noun}} # {{surname}} brmz4xayqli55qygbqga954xzrbofqf 2 77173 564272 2026-09-23T22:58:43Z Bignaturedev 54802 /* */ 564272 wikitext text/x-wiki <table style="background:#1a1918; border:3px double #8c8275; width:100%; max-width:440px; margin:10px auto; font-family:'Courier New', Georgia, serif; color:#c5bcac; border-collapse:collapse; box-shadow:0 0 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.8);"> <tr> <td style="padding:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #4a443b; background:#121110; text-align:center; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:3px; color:#8c8275;"> ANNO DOMINI 1818 — ARCHIVE NO. 0x07 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:20px 15px 10px 15px; text-align:center;"> <div style="font-size:36px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:12px; color:#e0d7c6; font-family:serif; text-shadow:1px 1px 2px #000;"> BND </div> <div style="color:#6e6558; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:2px; margin-top:4px;"> [ OLYMPIC PLANTAIN CHIPS CHAMPION ] </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:15px; border-top:1px dashed #4a443b; border-bottom:1px dashed #4a443b; background:#161514; line-height:1.6; font-size:12px; color:#b5ab9a;"> <p style="margin:0 0 10px 0;"> On the damp evening of October 1818, Mr. BND arrived at the library to read the ancient ledger on low-level arithmetic. He sat by the oil lamp, opened the first page, and clearly understood that 2 added to 2 must yield 4. </p> <p style="margin:0 0 10px 0; color:#c5bcac;"> Satisfied by his own supreme intelligence, he derived that if 2 plus 2 equals 4, then logically, a spoon is simply a shovel that went to private school. </p> <p style="margin:0 0 10px 0; color:#b5ab9a;"> Mr. BND got angry and left. Exactly two weeks later, Mr. BND went back for a half-eaten loaf of bread and discovered that 4 is 1, 2, 3, 4 in numbers and F-O-U-R in letters! </p> <p style="margin:0 0 10px 0; color:#c5bcac;"> This groundbreaking discovery made him win one of the most powerful Olympic football plantain chips—a prestigious award which no smart math genius has ever won till date. </p> <p style="margin:0; color:#8c8275; font-style:italic;"> To celebrate, he immediately wore his shoe on his ear, whispered a secret code to a passing mosquito, and declared that Friday is now officially an prime number. 🥴 </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:8px 15px; background:#0e0d0c; border-top:1px solid #4a443b; font-size:10px; color:#5e564a; text-align:right;"> <em>STATUS: UNBEATABLE WISDOM...</em> </td> </tr> </table> mj1r7qaafehdiqyu09tmhtrtkv5ohiz