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newest | amazon |

As an adjective newest

is (new).

As a noun amazon is

a tall, strong, athletic woman.

newest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (new)
  • Anagrams

    *

    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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    amazon

    English

    (wikipedia Amazon)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.
  • A female warrior.
  • A tall, strong, or athletic woman.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), Río Amazonas . It is common belief that the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana fought a battle against a tribe of Tapuya natives, in which the women fought alongside the men, and that he derived the name from the Amazons in Greek mythology.

    Proper noun

  • A river of South America that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the South Atlantic.
  • A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.
  • Derived terms
    * Amazonian * Amazon milk frog

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona .
  • Etymology 3

    Chosen by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as a word beginning with 'A' which had existing connotations (see meanings listed in etymologies 1 & 2) of being exotic, different, and (as the Amazon River) the largest of its kind in the world. Ann Byers, Jeff Bezos: the founder of amazon.com , pp. 46-7, Rosen Publishing Group, 2007, ISBN 1-4042-0717-1

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Amazon.com Inc, a very large internet retailer
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To overwhelm or obliterate, in the context of an Internet start-up vastly outperforming its brick-and-mortar competition.
  • * 1998', George Anders, "Discomfort Zone: Some Big Companies Long to Embrace Web But Settle for Flirtation — They Fear Online Marketing Could Cause Sales Staffs And Distributors to Rebel — A Risk of Getting ‘'''Amazoned ’", ''The Wall Street Journal , 1998-11-04, p. A1. [http://search.proquest.com/docview/398638046]
  • Those who hesitate risk being "amazoned ," forfeiting business to an Internet newcomer, in the way that bookstore chains have lost ground to Amazon.com Inc., the online bookseller.
  • * 1999', Andrew Wileman, "Smart cookies: Get set to '''Amazon ", ''Management Today . Aug 1999, p. 79 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/214769716]
  • Venture capitalists' desks are thick with business plans promising ‘we're going to Amazon the insurance/travel/property business...’
  • * 1999 , Tim Smith, InternetWeek (786), "Getting Customers Totally Integrated – Cisco CIO Pete Solvik", 1999-10-25, p. 98 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/226888867]
  • Take the example of MetalSite.com, which is owned by steel companies. The steel companies aren't getting "Amazoned'" by a start-up but, rather, they are doing the "' Amazoning " within their own industry.
  • * 1999 , "Amazon Expands", InternetWeek (789), 1999-11-15, p. 11 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/226901337]
  • Amazon.com may soon be "amazoning " a few more industries.
  • * 2000 , Bob Tedeschi, "E-Commerce Report: Web and catalog businesses are crossing into storefront territory, creating parallel avenues of retailing", The New York Times , 2000-11-20, p. C12 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/91394028]
  • Gone are the days when they agonized about being "Amazoned ", or blind-sided by a dot-com ....
  • * 2001 , Saul Hansell, "Web Sales of Airline Tickets Are Making Hefty Advances", The New York Times , 2001-07-04, p. A1 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/91898346]
  • In other industries, established companies are pulling people and money away from their Internet operations, as their fear of being "Amazoned " by start-ups has subsided.
  • * 2001 , Steve Lohr, "Gearhead Nation: A Time Out for Technophilia", The New York Times , 2001-11-18, p. WK4 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/92105390]
  • Meanwhile, traditional companies would be obliterated — "Amazoned " — by Internet upstarts.
  • * 2002 , Scott Harris, "Roots in Israel, Head in Silicon Valley", The New York Times , 2002-06-30, p. B8 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/92285195]
  • "Everybody was afraid of getting Amazoned ," Mr. Landan said. "They didn't want to get left behind."

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