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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>EXPORTAB</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="exportability"> exportability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being exportable. Ex. The potential exportability of British aero-engines was colossal (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="exportable"> exportable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be exported. Ex. Exportable wheat stocks in the four major shipping countries promise to rise further (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="exportation"> exportation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of exporting. Ex. the exportation of wheat from Canada to India. <DD> 2. an article exported; export. Ex. Machinery and vehicles are among the major exportations of the United States. </DL> <A NAME="exporter"> exporter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or company whose business is exporting. </DL> <A NAME="exposal"> exposal, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> exposure; exposition. </DL> <A NAME="expose"> expose, transitive verb, -posed, -posing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to lay open; uncover. Ex. The excavation exposed some ancient ruins. <DD> 2. to lay open to a specified risk or chance; make liable or open (to). Ex. Soldiers in an open field are exposed to the enemy's fire. Foolish actions expose a person to ridicule. The children had all been exposed to scarlet fever. <DD> 3. to leave bare. Ex. These costumes exposed the greater part of the body. <DD> 4. to put in plain sight; display. Ex. Goods are exposed for sale in a store. (SYN) exhibit. <DD> 5. to make known; show up; reveal. Ex. He exposed the plot to the police. (SYN) disclose, unmask. <DD> 6. to put out without shelter; abandon. Ex. The ancient Spartans exposed babies they did not want. <DD> 7. to allow light to reach and act on (a photographic film or plate). </DL> <A NAME="expose"> expose, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a showing up of crime, dishonesty, or fraud. Ex. a public expose of graft. After Mr. Keating's expose four men were arrested and are awaiting trial for ... wiretapping (New York Times). <DD> 2. a detailed explanation or statement of facts; exposition. Ex. This lucid expose of the various experimental methods, and of what one can learn from them, is likely to be extremely helpful to workers in the field (Scientific American). </DL> <A NAME="exposed"> exposed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. left unsheltered or unprotected from the elements or from hostile attack. Ex. exposed boards on an unpainted house. <DD> 2. disclosed to view; not concealed; displayed. Ex. Exposed beams in a ceiling have a rustic charm. </DL> <A NAME="exposedness"> exposedness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being exposed. </DL> <A NAME="exposer"> exposer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who exposes, uncovers, or lays bare. Ex. an exposer of fraud. </DL> <A NAME="exposit"> exposit, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to reveal; exhibit; show clearly. </DL> <A NAME="exposition"> exposition, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a public show or exhibition. A world's fair is an exposition. (SYN) display, fair. <DD> 2. a detailed explanation. <DD> 3. a speech or writing explaining a process, thing, or idea. (SYN) commentary. <DD> 4. (Music.) <DD> a. the first section of a movement, for example of a sonata, in which the principal themes are presented. <DD> b. the first entry, in a fugue, of the theme or themes in each part or voice. <DD> 5. =exposure (def. 5). </DL> <A NAME="expositive"> expositive, adjective. =expository.</DL> <A NAME="expositor"> expositor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person or thing that explains; expounder. Ex. The speaker was a powerful expositor of his convictions. <DD> 2. =interpreter. </DL> <A NAME="expositorial"> expositorial, adjective. =expository.</DL> <A NAME="expositorium"> expositorium, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a monstrance; a receptacle for showing the consecrated Host. </DL> <A NAME="expository"> expository, adjective. =explanatory.</DL> <A NAME="expostfacto"> ex post facto,<DL COMPACT><DD> made or done after something, but applying to it. An ex post facto law applies to actions done before the law was passed. Ex. Balanced history is always ex post facto; it must represent judgment of past events (Atlantic). </DL> <A NAME="expostulate"> expostulate, intransitive verb, -lated, -lating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to reason earnestly with a person, protesting against something he means to do or has done; remonstrate in a friendly way. Ex. The father expostulated with his son about the foolishness of leaving school. </DL> <A NAME="expostulatingly"> expostulatingly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an expostulatory manner. </DL> <A NAME="expostulation"> expostulation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> earnest protest; friendly remonstrance. Ex. The teacher's expostulations were wasted, for the boy made no effort to improve his work. </DL> <A NAME="expostulative"> expostulative, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> expostulating; expostulatory. </DL> <A NAME="expostulator"> expostulator, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who expostulates. </DL> <A NAME="expostulatory"> expostulatory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or containing expostulation. </DL> <A NAME="exposure"> exposure, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of exposing; laying open. Ex. The exposure of the real criminal cleared the innocent man. Anyone would dread public exposure of all his faults. <DD> 2. the state of being exposed. Ex. Exposure to the rain has spoiled this machinery. <DD> 3. position in relation to the sun and wind. A house with a southern exposure is open to sun and wind from the south. <DD> 4. (Photography.) <DD> a. the time taken to get an image on a photographic film or plate. <DD> b. the part of a photographic film for one picture. <DD> c. the total amount of light on a film in making a picture. <DD> 5. the act of putting out without shelter; abandoning. Ex. the exposure of the infant Moses. </DL> <A NAME="exposuremeter"> exposure meter,<DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument, usually containing a photoelectric cell, that helps a photographer determine the best exposure by measuring the light on a given scene. </DL> <A NAME="exposuresuit"> exposure suit,<DL COMPACT><DD> a suit made of an insulated rubberized material to protect a person from extreme temperatures, freezing water, or other unnatural conditions. Ex. In case you're told during the flight that you're going to ditch the plane, first put on your exposure suit ... and then your inflatable life jacket (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="expound"> expound, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to make clear; explain or interpret. Ex. to expound the Scriptures. The teacher expounds each new rule or principle in arithmetic to the class. <DD> 2. to set forth or state in detail. Ex. The Senator expounded his objections to the bill. <DD>v.i. to make a comment or comments; remark. Ex. They are apt to talk to the French ... and to expound on the character of President de Gaulle (New York Times). noun expounder. </DL> <A NAME="expresident"> ex-president, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a former president; a living person who once was a president, but no longer is. </DL> <A NAME="express"> express, verb, adjective, noun, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to put into words. Ex. Try to express your ideas clearly. (SYN) utter, declare, state, say. <DD> 2. to show by look, voice, or action; reveal. Ex. A smile expresses joy. <DD> 3. to show by a sign or figure; indicate. Ex. The sign X expresses multiplication. Flowers express sentiments, tastefully, eloquently--their fragrant beauty brings comfortto those who grieve (London Times). (SYN) signify, denote, designate, represent, mean. <DD> 4a. (U.S.) to send by some quick means. Ex. Express your baggage to Chicago. <DD> b. (British.) to send (a letter or parcel) by special delivery. <DD> 5. to press out; squeeze. Ex. to express the juice from grapes to make wine. <DD> 6. (Genetics.) to cause (a gene) to produce the specific protein or effect it codes for. Ex. When a gene is to be expressed ... its bases act as a template, or pattern (Jerald C. Ensign). <DD> 7. to emit as a secretion; exude. <DD> 8. (Archaic.) to portray in sculpture or painting. <DD> 9. (Obsolete.) to elicit; extort. <DD>adj. 1. clear and definite. Ex. It was his express wish that we should go without him. (SYN) plain, unmistakable, explicit. <DD> 2. for a particular purpose; special. Ex. She came for the express purpose of seeing you. <DD> 3. exact. Ex. He is the express image of his father. (SYN) precise. <DD> 4. having to do with express. Ex. an express agency or company. <DD> 5. traveling fast and making few stops; quick. Ex. an express elevator. <DD> 6. for fast traveling. Ex. an express highway. <DD>noun 1. a quick or direct means of sending things. Packages and money can be sent by express in trains or airplanes. <DD> 2. a system or company that carries packages or money. <DD> 3. things sent by express. <DD> 4. a train, bus, elevator, or other vehicle, traveling from one point to another without making intermediate stops. <DD> 5. a special messenger or message sent for a particular purpose. <DD> 6. an express rifle. <DD>adv. 1. by express; directly. Ex. Please send this package express to Boston. <DD> 2. on purpose; specially. Ex. He has come here express to visit his old friends. expr. express oneself, to say what one thinks. Ex. A good speaker must be able to express himself clearly and effectively. He was just expressing himself on the subject when the train whistle blew and some soldiers came in (Edmund Wilson). noun expresser. </DL> <A NAME="expressage"> expressage, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially U.S.) <DD> 1. the business of carrying parcels or money by express. <DD> 2. the charge for carrying parcels or money by express. </DL> <A HREF="expressb.dic">NEXT</A>