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new | ajax |

As an interjection new

is mew, meow, miaow.

As a preposition ajax is

(polari) nearby, over there.

new

English

(wikipedia new)

Adjective

(er)
  • Recently made, or created.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author=(Timothy Garton Ash)
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli , passage=Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.}}
  • Additional; recently discovered.
  • Current or later, as opposed to former.
  • Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
  • In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
  • Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
  • Young.
  • Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
  • Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • Recently arrived or appeared.
  • *
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
  • Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
  • (of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
  • Synonyms

    * brand new, recent * recent * (current or later) current * brand new, brand spanking new, mint, pristine * born-again, reformed, refreshed, reinvigorated, revived * (young) young, newborn * (of recent origin) fresh * strange, unfamiliar * (recently arrived or appeared) novel, singular * brand new, green * See also

    Antonyms

    * ancient, dated, old * dated, old * (current or later) former, old * (distinguishing something established more recently) old * old, used, worn * old * (young) old * (of recent origin) original, previous * familiar, old * (recently arrived or appeared) established * accustomed, experienced, expert

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Newly (especially in composition).
  • new'''-born, '''new'''-formed, '''new'''-found, '''new -mown
  • As new; from scratch.
  • ''They are scraping the site clean to build new .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Things that are new.
  • Out with the old, in with the new .
  • (Australia) A kind of light beer.
  • See news.
  • Derived terms

    * anew * brand new * new- * newbie * newco * newie * newish * newling * newly * newlywed * newness * news, news- * Newspeak * renew * New Age * new broom * new chum * new-laid * new moon * new potato * New Testament * new town * new wave * New World * New Year * (New Amsterdam) * (New Australia) * New Brunswick * Newcastle * New Delhi * New England * Newfoundland * New Guinea * New Hampshire * New Holland * New Jersey * (Newmarket) * New Mexico * New Orleans * New South Wales * New York * New Zealand * what else is new * what's new

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make new; to renew.
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    ajax

    English

    (wikipedia Ajax)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Greek mythology) Either of two heroes of the Trojan War.
  • Etymology 2

    Humorous respelling of a jakes.

    Noun

  • A toilet.
  • *1603 , (John Florio), translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays , III.13:
  • *:I say this much of this action, that it is requisite we should remit the same unto certaine prescribed night-houres, and by custome (as I have done) force and subject our selves unto it; But not (as I have done), growing in yeeres, strictly tie himselfe to the care of a particular convenient place, and of a commodious Ajax or easie close-stoole for that purpose, and make it troublesome with long sitting and nice observation.
  • Etymology 3

    Short for asynchronous JavaScript and XML .

    Alternative forms

    * AJAX

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (computing) A group of techniques for creating interactive Web applications, in which applications can retrieve data from the server asynchronously in the background without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page.
  • * 2005 , Jesse James Garrett, Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications
  • An Ajax application eliminates the start-stop-start-stop nature of interaction on the Web by…

    Etymology 3

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (sports)
  • Etymology 4

    Phonetic similarity to ace jack.

    Noun

  • (poker slang) An ace and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
  • References
    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

    Etymology 5

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A town in Ontario, Canada
  • A ghost town in Utah