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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>RESHOOT</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="reshoot"> reshoot, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -shot, -shooting.<DL COMPACT><DD> to shoot again or in a new way. Ex. And then the scene was shot and reshot from the new angle (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="reshuffle"> reshuffle, verb, -fled, -fling, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to shuffle again. Ex. It is like forever shuffling and reshuffling a pack of cards (Maclean's). <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to arrange in a new or different way; reorganize completely. Ex. The Premier, who delights in political intricacy, has appointed or reshuffled no fewer than 104 Cabinet ministers (Time). <DD>noun a complete rearrangement or reorganization; shakeup. noun reshufflement. </DL> <A NAME="reside"> reside, intransitive verb, -sided, -siding.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to live (in or at a place) for a long time; dwell. Ex. This family has resided in Richmond for 100 years. <DD> 2. to be (in); exist (in). Ex. Her charm resides in her happy smile. The power to declare war resides in Congress. (SYN) inhere. </DL> <A NAME="residence"> residence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a house or home; place where a person lives; abode. Ex. a fine residence. The President's residence is the White House in Washington, D.C. Many of these residences, which are among the most magnificent country homes on the face of the earth, are now going to solitary ruin (Newsweek). (SYN) dwelling, habitation. <DD> 2. the act or fact of residing; living; dwelling. Ex. Long residence in France made him very fond of the French people. <DD> 3. the period of residing in a place. Ex. He spent a residence of ten years in France. <DD> 4. the fact of living or staying regularly at or in some place for the discharge of special duties, or to comply with some regulation. Ex. the residence of a rector in his benefice, a two-year requirement of residence for students. <DD> 5. (Figurative.) the seat of some power, principle, activity, or the like. expr. in residence, living in a place while on duty or doing active work. Ex. Many large resorts have a doctor in residence. </DL> <A NAME="residency"> residency, noun, pl. -cies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =residence. <DD> 2. the position of a doctor who continues practicing in a hospital after completing his internship. <DD> 3. (U.S.) advanced training or education in some field, similar to a medical residency. Ex. The company instituted a series of "residencies" across the country--one- to three-week stands in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and at the University of Illinois--that combined performances with seminars and lecture-demonstrations (Time). <DD> 4a. (formerly) the official residence of a representative of the British governor general of India at a native court. <DD> b. the official residence of a diplomatic officer or governor general. <DD> 5. (formerly) an administrative division in the Dutch East Indies and in certain other areas under colonial rule. </DL> <A NAME="resident"> resident, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a person living in a place permanently, not a visitor; dweller. Ex. The residents of the town are proud of its new library. <DD> 2. a resident physician, especially one who has completed internship. <DD> 3. an official sent to live in a foreign land to represent his country. <DD> 4. (formerly) a representative of the British governor general of India at a native court. <DD> 5. (formerly) the governor of an administrative division of the Dutch East Indies. <DD>adj. 1. dwelling in a place; residing; staying. Ex. A resident owner lives on his property. Grandmother wants a resident companion. <DD> 2. living in a place while on duty or doing active work. Ex. Doctor Jones is a resident physician at the hospital. <DD> 3. not migratory. Ex. English sparrows are resident birds. <DD> 4. present, inherent, or established. Ex. resident powers. </DL> <A NAME="residentalien"> resident alien,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) an alien who lives in a country on a permanent basis, enjoying the rights of citizens but not permitted to vote. </DL> <A NAME="residentcommissioner"> resident commissioner,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) an official representative of a territory or dependency in the House of Representatives, who has speaking rights but may not vote. Puerto Rico has a resident commissioner in the United States. </DL> <A NAME="residenter"> residenter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish and U.S.) a resident; an inhabitant. </DL> <A NAME="residential"> residential, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of, having to do with, or fitted for homes or residences. Ex. They live in a good residential district outside the city. <DD> 2. of or having to do with residence. Ex. The city is considering the adoption of a residential requirement for all city employees to live within the city limits. <DD> 3. serving or used as a residence. Ex. a residential building. adv. residentially. </DL> <A NAME="residentiary"> residentiary, adjective, noun, pl. -aries.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. residing in a place; resident. <DD> 2. involving official residence. Ex. a residentiary canonry. <DD>noun 1. =resident. <DD> 2. a clergyman who is bound to official residence. </DL> <A NAME="residentship"> residentship, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition or station of a resident. </DL> <A NAME="resider"> resider, noun. =resident.</DL> <A NAME="residua"> residua, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of residuum. </DL> <A NAME="residual"> residual, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. of or forming a residue; remaining; left over. Ex. Residual fuel oil is the thick, heavy oil left over after refining crude oil. <DD> 2. left after subtraction. <DD> 3. (Geology.) resulting from the weathering of rock. Ex. residual clay soil, a residual deposit. <DD>noun 1. the amount left over; remainder. <DD> 2. =residual quantity. <DD> 3a. money earned from the resale of motion pictures, especially films sold to television. Ex. Writers ... were threatening to walk out on the studios if they weren't cut in on a slice of the residuals (Newsweek). <DD> b. a fee paid to a performer or writer for each rerun of a television commercial or show in which he participated. adv. residually. </DL> <A NAME="residualoil"> residual oil,<DL COMPACT><DD> a heavy liquid hydrocarbon obtained as a residual by-product of petroleum distillation, used mainly as an industrial fuel. Ex. Residual oil is used by schools and factories as both a fuel and a heating oil (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="residualquantity"> residual quantity,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Mathematics.) a binomial having one of its terms negative, as 2a--b. </DL> <A NAME="residuary"> residuary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. receiving or entitled to the remainder of an estate. Ex. a residuary legatee. <DD> 2. =residual. </DL> <A NAME="residue"> residue, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. what remains after a part is taken; remainder. Ex. The syrup had dried up, leaving a sticky residue at the bottom of the jar. The solution of almost any problem in science leaves, as a residue, other unsolved questions (Fred W. Emerson). <DD> 2. the part of an estate that is left after all debts, charges, and particular devises and bequests have been satisfied. Ex. His will directed that after the payment of all debts and $10,000 to his brother, the residue of his property should go to his son. <DD> 3. (Chemistry.) an atom or group of atoms considered as a radical or part of a molecule. </DL> <A NAME="residuum"> residuum, noun, pl. -sidua.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. what is left at the end of any process; residue; remainder. <DD> 2. (Law.) the residue of an estate. </DL> <A NAME="resign"> resign, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to give up a job, office, or position. Ex. The manager of the football team resigned. <DD> 2. to yield; submit. Ex. resigned to one's fate. <DD>v.t. to give up (as an office, position, or right). Ex. to resign the presidency. The manager of the local newspaper resigned his position. expr. resign oneself, to submit quietly; adapt oneself without complaint; yield. Ex. He had to resign himself to a week in bed when he hurt his back. noun resigner. </DL> <A NAME="resign"> re-sign, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to sign again. </DL> <A NAME="resignation"> resignation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of resigning. Ex. There have been so many resignations from the committee that a new one must be formed. <DD> 2. a written statement giving notice that one resigns. <DD> 3. patient acceptance; quiet submission. Ex. She bore the pain with resignation. (SYN) acquiescence, meekness. </DL> <A NAME="resigned"> resigned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. accepting what comes without complaint. Ex. resigned obedience. (SYN) submissive, acquiescent. <DD> 2. characterized by or showing resignation. Ex. a resigned smile (Joseph Conrad). adv. resignedly. noun resignedness. </DL> <A NAME="resile"> resile, intransitive verb, -siled, -siling.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to spring back, as an elastic body does. <DD> 2. to draw back, as from an agreement or purpose. <DD> 3. to shrink back, as in fear or disgust. </DL> <A NAME="resilience"> resilience, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the power of springing back; resilient quality or nature; elasticity. Ex. Rubber has resilience. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) the power of recovering readily; buoyancy; cheerfulness. Ex. a man of great resilience. </DL> <A HREF="resin.dic">NEXT</A>