| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
manage (ˈmænɪdʒ) ![]() | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (also intr) to be in charge (of); administer: to manage one's affairs; to manage a shop |
| 2. | to succeed in being able (to do something) despite obstacles; contrive: did you manage to go to sleep? |
| 3. | to have room, time, etc, for: can you manage dinner tomorrow? |
| 4. | to exercise control or domination over, often in a tactful or guileful manner |
| 5. | (intr) to contrive to carry on despite difficulties, esp financial ones: he managed quite well on very little money |
| 6. | to wield or handle (a weapon) |
| 7. | rare to be frugal in the use of |
| —n | |
| 8. | an archaic word for manège |
| [C16: from Italian maneggiare to control, train (esp horses), ultimately from Latin manus hand] | |