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squid | divorce |

As nouns the difference between squid and divorce

is that squid is , a sensor that uses certain quantum effects to detect small magnetic fields while divorce is a divorced man.

squid

English

(wikipedia squid)

Etymology 1

. Perhaps related to (squirt)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
  • A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
  • (mildly, pejorative) A sailor in the Navy.
  • (UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.
    • Can you lend me five squid ? I feel like a bacon sarnie.
    Derived terms
    * arrow squid * broad squid * colossal squid * giant squid * jumbo squid * squidhound
    See also
    * (wikipedia) * calamari * cuttlefish * octopus

    Etymology 2

    Possibly a blend of (stupid) and (quick); "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym Derived from "squirrelly kid"

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, motorcycling, pejorative) A motorcyclist characterized by lack of riding gear, reckless/careless/unsafe riding, especially of sport bikers.
  • * "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."1
  • * "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"2

    • References

    * Harrison, Greg. Son of Squid. American Motorcyclist. Vol. 41, No. 8. ISSN 0277-9358. p. 5. Aug 1987 * Hough, David L. (2000), Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well (2nd ed.), USA: BowTie Press, p. 253, ISBN 1889540536, 9781889540535, p. 253.

    Anagrams

    * English heteronyms English terms with unknown etymologies

    divorce

    English

    (wikipedia divorce)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The legal dissolution of a marriage.
    • Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.
  • A separation of connected things.
    • The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines.
  • * Shakespeare
    • to make divorce of their incorporate league
  • (obsolete) That which separates.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Synonyms

    * (legal dissolution of a marriage) divorcement * (separation of connected things) partition, separation, severance

    Antonyms

    * marriage

    Derived terms

    * velvet divorce

    Verb

    (divorc)
  • To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
    • A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.
  • To end one's own marriage in this way.
    • Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful.
  • To separate something that was connected.
    • The radical group voted to divorce itself from the main faction and start an independent movement.
  • To obtain a legal divorce.
    • Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she retained the business.

    Synonyms

    * (to legally dissolve a marriage) split up * (to separate something that was connected) disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, separate

    Antonyms

    * marry

    Derived terms

    * innocently divorced