recom'mender
World English Dictionary
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to advise as the best course or choice; counsel: to recommend prudence |
| 2. | to praise or commend: to recommend a new book |
| 3. | to make attractive or advisable: the trip has little to recommend it |
| 4. | archaic to entrust (a person or thing) to someone else's care; commend |
| [C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin | |
| recom'mendable | |
| —adj | |
| recom'mender | |
| —n | |
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Recom'mender
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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