THE DALLES
dalles[1] (dàlz) plural noun
The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley.
[French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.]
Mt 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrowis the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mt 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
cache[1] (kàsh) noun
1. a. A hiding place used especially for storing provisions. b. A place for concealment and safekeeping, as of valuables. c. The store of goods or valuables concealed in a hiding place.
2. Computer Science. A fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer. In this sense, also called cache memory.
verb, transitive
cached, caching, caches
To hide or store in a cache. See synonyms at HIDE1.
[French, from cacher, to hide, from Old French, to press, hide, from Vulgar Latin *coâcticâre, to store, pack together, frequentative of Latin coâctâre, to constrain, from coâctus, past participle of cogere, to force. See COGENT.]
Mt 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
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Mt 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Jer 51:33 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
tiller[1] (tîl´er) noun
Nautical.
A lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat.
[Middle English tiler, stock of a crossbow, from Old French telier, from Medieval Latin têlârium, weaver's beam, from Latin têla.]
monument[1] (mòn´ye-ment) noun
1. A structure, such as a building or sculpture, erected as a memorial.
2. An inscribed marker placed at a grave; a tombstone.
3. Something venerated for its enduring historic significance or association with a notable past person or thing: traditions that are monuments to an earlier era.
4. a. An outstanding, enduring achievement: a translation that is a monument of scholarship. b. An exceptional example: "Thousands of them wrote texts, some of them monuments of dullness" (Robert L. Heilbroner).
5. An object, such as a post or stone, fixed in the ground so as to mark a boundary or position.
6. A written document, especially a legal one.
[Middle English, from Latin monumentum, memorial, from monêre, to remind.]
biscuit[1] (bîs´kît) noun
plural biscuits
1. A small cake of shortened bread leavened with baking powder or soda.
2. Chiefly British. a. A thin, crisp cracker. b. A cookie.
3. Color. A pale brown.
4. plural biscuit. Clay that has been fired once but not glazed. In this sense, also called bisque2.
[Middle English bisquit, from Old French biscuit, from Medieval Latin bis coctus : Latin bis, twice + Latin coctus, past participle of coquere, to cook.]
FLORENCE (flôr´ens), Ital. Firenze...
SOUR (sour) adjective
3. Having the characteristics of fermentation or rancidity; tasting or smelling of decay.
skunk (skùngk) noun
1. a. Any of several small, mostly carnivorous New World mammals of the genus Mephitis and related genera, having a bushy tail and black fur with white markings and ejecting a foul-smelling oily liquid from glands near the anus when frightened or in danger. Also called polecat. b. The glossy black and white fur of this mammal.
2. Slang. a. A person regarded as obnoxious or despicable. b. A person whose company is avoided.
verb, transitive
skunked, skunking, skunks
Slang.
1. To defeat overwhelmingly, especially by keeping from scoring.
2. a. To cheat (someone). b. To fail to pay (an amount due).
[Of Massachusett origin.]
Lu 8:6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. ... Lu 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
rogue[1] (rog) noun
1. An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal.
2. One who is playfully mischievous; a scamp: My little brother is such a rogue!
3. A wandering beggar; a vagrant.
4. A vicious and solitary animal, especially an elephant that has separated itself from its herd.
5. An organism, especially a plant, that shows an undesirable variation from a standard.
verb
rogued, roguing, rogues verb, transitive
1. To defraud.
2. To remove (diseased or abnormal specimens) from a group of plants of the same variety.
verb, intransitive
To remove deviant plants.
[Origin unknown.]