Expedient

  • 121stopgap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. expedient, makeshift; substitute. See substitution. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. expedient, substitute, makeshift, juryrigged; see practical , temporary . n. Syn. makeshift, expedient, resource; see… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 122Expedience — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Specific subservience. < N PARAG:Expedience >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 expedience expedience expediency Sgm: N 1 desirableness desirableness desirability &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 fitness fitness &c.(agreement) 23 Sgm: N 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 123resource — 1 in plural form resources assets, belongings, effects, *possessions, means 2 Resource, resort, expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap, substitute, surrogate can all denote something to which one turns for help or assistance in difficulty or need… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 124prendre — PRENDRE. v. a. Mettre en sa main, en son pouvoir sans violence, occuper quelque chose en la tenant. Prendre une espée. prendre un livre. prendre quelque chose avec la main, de la main. prendre un cheval par la bride. prendre un boeuf par les… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 125ex|pe´di|ent|ly — ex|pe|di|ent «ehk SPEE dee uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. useful; helping to bring about a desired result; desirable or suitable under the circumstances: »It is expedient to be friendly and pleasant if you want to have friends. All things are… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 126ex|pe|di|ent — «ehk SPEE dee uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. useful; helping to bring about a desired result; desirable or suitable under the circumstances: »It is expedient to be friendly and pleasant if you want to have friends. All things are lawful unto me …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 127Amherst College — Infobox University name = Amherst College motto = Terras irradient (Latin) mottoeng = Let them give light to the world established = 1821 type = Private president = Anthony Marx city = Amherst state = MA country = USA campus = Suburban undergrad …

    Wikipedia

  • 128Bunker — This article is about the military fortification. For other uses, see Bunker (disambiguation). Bunkers in Albania A military bunker is a hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling… …

    Wikipedia