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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary href='x-mw://xlookup/warm-up'>warm-up workout
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary the active use of energy in producing a result //the number of blueberries that we were finding was hardly worth the exertion
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abortion pill
noun
plural abortion pills
Definition
- : a drug taken orally to induce abortion especially early in pregnancyespecially : mifepristone
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined aboveexpedient
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily : an expedient action or solution
Other Words
Adjective
- expediently adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
advisable desirable judicious politic prudent tactical wiseSynonyms: Noun
makeshift stopgapAntonyms: Adjective
impolitic imprudent inadvisable inexpedient injudicious unwiseExamples
Adjective
- //They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.
- //Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.
Noun
- //The government chose short-term expedients instead of a real economic policy.
- //We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.
History and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expedient-, expendiens, present participle of expedire to extricate, prepare, be useful, from ex- + ped-, pes foot — more at footwarm-up workout
aerobics athletics bodybuilding body mechanics calisthenics gymnastics isometrics plyometrics slimnastics weight lifting
the active use of energy in producing a result //the number of blueberries that we were finding was hardly worth the exertion
Synonyms
Related Words
abortion pill
noun
plural abortion pills
Definition
- : a drug taken orally to induce abortion especially early in pregnancyespecially : mifepristone
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined aboveexpedient
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily : an expedient action or solution
Other Words
Adjective
- expediently adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
advisable desirable judicious politic prudent tactical wiseSynonyms: Noun
makeshift stopgapAntonyms: Adjective
impolitic imprudent inadvisable inexpedient injudicious unwiseExamples
Adjective
- //They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.
- //Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.
Noun
- //The government chose short-term expedients instead of a real economic policy.
- //We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.
History and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expedient-, expendiens, present participle of expedire to extricate, prepare, be useful, from ex- + ped-, pes foot — more at footwarm-up workout
aerobics athletics bodybuilding body mechanics calisthenics gymnastics isometrics plyometrics slimnastics weight lifting
the active use of energy in producing a result //the number of blueberries that we were finding was hardly worth the exertion
Synonyms
Related Words
abortion pill
noun
plural abortion pills
Definition
- : a drug taken orally to induce abortion especially early in pregnancyespecially : mifepristone
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined aboveexpedient
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily : an expedient action or solution
Other Words
Adjective
- expediently adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
advisable desirable judicious politic prudent tactical wiseSynonyms: Noun
makeshift stopgapAntonyms: Adjective
impolitic imprudent inadvisable inexpedient injudicious unwiseExamples
Adjective
- //They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.
- //Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.
Noun
- //The government chose short-term expedients instead of a real economic policy.
- //We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.
History and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expedient-, expendiens, present participle of expedire to extricate, prepare, be useful, from ex- + ped-, pes foot — more at footwarm-up workout
aerobics athletics bodybuilding body mechanics calisthenics gymnastics isometrics plyometrics slimnastics weight lifting
the active use of energy in producing a result //the number of blueberries that we were finding was hardly worth the exertion
Synonyms
Related Words
abortion pill
noun
plural abortion pills
Definition
- : a drug taken orally to induce abortion especially early in pregnancyespecially : mifepristone
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined aboveexpedient
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily : an expedient action or solution
Other Words
Adjective
- expediently adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
advisable desirable judicious politic prudent tactical wiseSynonyms: Noun
makeshift stopgapAntonyms: Adjective
impolitic imprudent inadvisable inexpedient injudicious unwiseExamples
Adjective
- //They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.
- //Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.
Noun
- //The government chose short-term expedients instead of a real economic policy.
- //We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.
History and Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expedient-, expendiens, present participle of expedire to extricate, prepare, be useful, from ex- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot