Repair

  

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Repair

Definition: Repair

Repair

Noun

1. The act of putting something in working order again.

2. A formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair".

3. A frequently visited place.

Verb

1. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "repair" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Repair

DomainDefinition

Medicine

The partial or complete restoration of functional integrity in cells following damage caused by radiation. Source: European Union. (references)

Nuclear Energy & Physics

The process of restoring a non-conforming item to a condition such that the capability of this item to function reliably and safely is unimpaired, even though it may still not conform to the prior specification. Source: European Union. (references)

Post & Telecom

The method based solely on locating and clearing faults after they have effected the service. Source: European Union. (references)

Public Administration

The repair of damage due to a natural event(e. g. flood, debris flow). Source: European Union. (references)

Tips from 1870

Usage: Fix, Mend, Repair. Fix means to make fast, but its incorrect use in the sense of mend, repair, arrange, is so common that the word when properly used sounds strange, if not strained. "To fix up the room," "to fix up the accounts," "to fix up matters with my creditors," "to fix the rascals who betrayed me," are examples illustrating the looseness with which the word is used. Source: Slips of Speech.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Repair and maintenance

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Repair and Maintenance is fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it get out of order or broken (repair) as well as performing the routine actions which keep the device in working order (maintenance) or prevent trouble from arising (preventive maintenance).

In telecommunication, the term maintenance has the following meanings:

1. Any activity, such as tests, measurements, replacements, adjustments and repairs, intended to restore or retain a functional unit in a specified state in which the unit can perform its required functions.

2. [For materiel], All action taken to retain materiel in a serviceable condition or to restore it to serviceability. It includes inspection, testing, servicing, classification as to serviceability, repair, rebuilding, and reclamation.

3. [For materiel], All supply and repair action taken to keep a force in condition to carry out its mission.

4. [For materiel], The routine recurring work required to keep a facility (plant, building, structure, ground facility, utility system, or other real property) in such condition that it may be continuously used, at its original or designed capacity and efficiency for its intended purpose.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 and from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

See restoration

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Repair and maintenance."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Repair

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

Repair

EnglishReperfusion in acute infarction in RotterdamMedicine
RED HORSEEnglishRapid Engineer Development,Heavy Operational Repair Squadron,EngineeringN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Repair

Synonyms: fixing (n), hangout (n), haunt (n), mending (n), reparation (n), resort (n), stamping ground (n), bushel (v), doctor (v), fix (v), furbish up (v), mend (v), restore (v), touch on (v). (additional references)
Antonym: break (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Repair

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Atonement

Verb: atone, atone for; expiate; propitiate; make amends, make good; reclaim, redeem, repair, ransom, absolve, purge, shrive, do penance, stand in a white sheet, repent in sackcloth and ashes, wear a hairshirt.

Deterioration

Adjective: unimproved; (improve; ); deteriorated; Verb: altered, altered for the worse; injured; Verb: sprung; withering, spoiling; Verb: on the wane, on the decline; tabid; degenerate; marescent; worse; the worse for, all the worse for; out of repair, out of tune; imperfect; the worse for wear; battered; weathered, weather-beaten; stale, passe, shaken, dilapidated, frayed, faded, wilted, shabby, secondhand, threadbare; worn, worn to a thread, worn to a shadow, worn to the stump, worn to rags; reduced, reduced to a skeleton; far gone; tacky.

Improvement

Touch up, rub up, brush up, furbish up, bolster up, vamp up, brighten up, warm up; polish, cook, make the most of, set off to advantage; prune; repair; (restore); put in order; (arrange).

Reform, reformation; revision, radical reform; second thoughts, correction, limoe labor, refinement, elaboration; purification; oxidation; repair; (restoration); recovery.

Journey

Go to, repair to, resort to, hie to, betake oneself to.

Mart

Tobacco shop, tobacco store, tobacconists, cigar store, hardware store, jewelry shop, bookstore, liquor store, gun shop, rod and reel shop, furniture store, drugstore, chemist's, florist, flower shop, shoe store, stationer, stationer's, electronics shop, telephone store, music store, record shop, fur store, sporting goods store, video store, video rental store; lumber store, lumber yard, home improvements store, home improvement center; gas station, auto repair shop, auto dealer, used car dealer.

Refreshment

Verb: brace; (strengthen); reinvigorate; air, freshen up, refresh, recruit; repair; (restore); fan, refocillate; refresh the inner man.

Noun: bracing; Verb: recovery of strength, recuperation; restoration, revival; repair, refection, refocillation, refreshment, regalement, bait; relief.

Repose

Phr."the best of men have ever loved repose"; "to repair our nature with comforting repose".

Restitution

Verb: return, restore; give back, carry back, bring back; render, render up; give up; let go, unclutch; disgorge, regorge; regurgitate; recoup, reimburse, compensate, indemnify; remit, rehabilitate; repair; (make good).

Restoration

Repair; put in repair, remanufacture, put in thorough repair, put in complete repair; retouch, refashion, botch, vamp, tinker, cobble; do up, patch up, touch up, plaster up, vamp up; darn, finedraw, heelpiece; stop a gap, stanch, staunch, caulk, calk, careen, splice, bind up wounds.

Repair, reparation, remanufacture; recruiting; Verb: cicatrization; disinfection; tinkering.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Repair

English words defined with "repair": accident surgery, Alarm post, angioplasty, arthroscopy, autoplastyBand Aid, Battery wagon, Betecannibalise, cannibalize, cheloid, clean room, cobble, cobbler's lastdarn, dental applianceEarthbag, epikeratophakia, estimate, Expenitorfecklessgaragehad better, histidineinept, irreparablekeloidlast, loanermaintenance man, mender, Metropolitan vestry, myringoplastyNaval dock, notoriouslyopen-heart surgery, operation, oughtpatch, phalloplasty, piece, Plastic exudation, Plastic surgery, Ploughbote, pointquick fix, quickie, quickyRecure, Redub, repairer, Repairing, repairman, Reparative, repoint, revamp, road mender, roadmanservice department, service man, shoemaker's last, should, soft-solder, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processtinker, To stop a gap, To touch up, traumatology, tympanoplastyUrethroplastyvocationalwhite roomyard. (references)
Specialty definitions using "repair": ARMATURE-WINDER HELPER, REPAIRbattle damage repair, bonder, rework and repairCOIL WINDER, REPAIRinstrument repair supervisorREGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, RAILROAD CAR INSPECTION AND REPAIR, repair clerk, REPAIR OPERATOR, repair weaverSALES REPRESENTATIVE, UPHOLSTERY AND FURNITURE REPAIR, Shared Time Repair of Big Electronic Systems, SUPERVISOR, BOILER REPAIR, SUPERVISOR, BRAKE REPAIR, SUPERVISOR, GAS METER REPAIR, SUPERVISOR, INSTRUMENT REPAIR, SUPERVISOR, MOTORCYCLE REPAIR SHOP, SUPERVISOR, RAILROAD CAR REPAIR. (references)

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Modern Usage: Repair

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Can the maker repair what he makes (Blade Runner; writing credit: Philip K. Dick; Hampton Fancher)

And this consists mainly of running the boiler, heating different parts of the hotel on a daily, rotating basis, repair damage as it occurs, and doing repairs so that the elements can't get a foothold (The Shining; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick)

I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed (Say Anything...; writing credit: Cameron Crowe)

Emergency repair procedure number one. (Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone; writing credit: Len Blum; Daniel Goldberg)

You damage her, you damage me, and I will make you walk all 12.6 lightyears back to Fat Anthony's Guitar Parlor in Shreveport, Louisiana to repair a single nick (Space: Above and Beyond; writing credit: Mark Shirrefs; John J. Thomson)

Lyrics

If your broken heart should need repair (Handyman; performing artist: JAMES TAYLOR)

I hitched a ride with a vending machine repair man (Everyday is a Winding Road; performing artist: Sheryl Crow)

Clever

Automatic" simply means that you can't repair it yourself. (references; author: unknown)

You are an engineer if you've ever tried to repair a $5.00 radio. (references; author: unknown)

Some things that cost $5 to buy several years ago now costs $10 just to repair. (references; author: unknown)

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. Ideas are funny little things, they won't work unless you do. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Part 4: Bulkhead Repair Aircraft Wood Repair (1943)

Roy's Repair (1999)

The Repair Shop (1998)

Ed's Holistic Car Repair (1998)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Repair

DomainTitle

References

  • Nationwide Accident Repair Services P.L.C.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Automotive Repair Equipment in Belgium: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000 (reference)

  • Aircraft Parts for Repair and Maintenance in Taiwan: A Strategic Entry Report, 1996 (reference)

  • Automotive Repair and Maintenance Equipment in Spain: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000 (reference)

  • Aircraft Repair Equipment in Singapore: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000 (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems (reference)

  • Neural Stem Cells for Brain Repair (Contemporary Neuroscience) (reference)

  • Haynes ABS Brake Systems TechBook (Haynes Repair Manuals) (reference)

  • The Haynes Automotive Brake Manual: The Haynes Automotive Repair Manual for Maintaining, Troubleshooting and Repairing Brake Systems (reference)

  • Chilton's Chrysler: Cirrus/Stratus/Sebring/Avenger/Breeze 1995-98 Repair Manual (Chilton's Total Car Care Series) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • ASE Automotive Test Readiness Series: Engine Repair - A1 (reference)

  • BIKE REPAIR VIDEO (reference)

  • Gelcoat Blister Repair (reference)

  • Brakes-Hydraulic Repair (reference)

  • You Can Glue It! - How to Repair Broken Ceramics, China, Porcelain, and Pottery (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  • Home Repair Based on Stanley Book (reference)

  • Virtual Ink Mimio Stylus Repair Kit Pen Cover 3 Caps Switch Actuator (reference)

  • Allsop 27374 DVD Home Theater Optimizer and DVD Scratch Repair Kit combo pack (reference)

  • DISCWASHER 1163 CD Scratch Repair Kit (reference)

  • Digital Innovations CD-R/CD-RW Repair Kit (DATA DOCTOR) (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Repair

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Photo Album: Repair

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Hubble Images of M100 Before and After Mirror Repair. Credit: NASA.

STS-41C Astronauts Repair the SMMS. Credit: NASA.

The Government House at Christiansted, under repair from hurricane damage. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Part of the fishing infrastructure at Fairhaven - diesel engine repair and maintenance as well as being a one-stop shop for boat maintenance. Credit: Fisheries.

Mobile Canal beach repair. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Trail repair after hurricane passage. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Damage to a nest of Formosan subterranean termites brings hoards of workers and soldiers with dark, oval shaped heads scrambling to repair the hole. Termites shown about 4 times actual size. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Volumes of historic land documents need repair due to frequent handling. Credit: Cathy Rodine.

Rogue River Ranch - Tabernade under repair. Credit: Unknown.

Interior, looking north. Photograph by Jet Lowe, May 1985. (Reproduction Number: HAER OHIO,77-AKRO,6-18) Built by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 1929, this cavernous structure was used for the construction and repair of zeppelins. Eleven steel parabolic arches, 221 feet high, support the airdock without additional interior columns, creating one of the largest open interior spaces in the world. This view shows the complicated system of overhead cranes and catwalks used to construct zeppelins, along with the huge curved door for moving zeppelins in and out of the airdock. The Goodyear Airdock calls to mind the great age of lighter-than-air aviation in the 1920s. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Repair

AuthorQuotation

Ralph Waldo Emerson

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Repair

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

Since, moveover, for God and the amendment of our kingdom and for the better allaying of the quarrel that has arisen between us and our barons, we have granted all these concessions, desirous that they should enjoy them in complete and firm endurance forever, we give and grant to them the underwritten security, namely, that the barons choose five and twenty barons of the kingdom, whomsoever they will, who shall be bound with all their might, to observe and hold, and cause to be observed, the peace and liberties we have granted and confirmed to them by this our present Charter, so that if we, or our justiciar, or our bailiffs or any one of our officers, shall in anything be at fault towards anyone, or shall have broken any one of the articles of this peace or of this security, and the offense be notified to four barons of the foresaid five and twenty, the said four barons shall repair to us (or our justiciar, if we are out of the realm) and, laying the transgression before us, petition to have that transgression redressed without delay. (reference)

John Locke

1690

Wherefore if the king shall shew an hatred, not only to some particular persons, but sets himself against the body of the common-wealth, whereof he is the head, and shall, with intolerable ill usage, cruelly tyrannize over the u7hole, or a considerable part of the people, in this case the people have a right to resist and defend themselves from injury: but it must be with this caution, that they only defend themselves, but do not attack their prince: they may repair the damages received, but must not for any provocation exceed the bounds of due reverence and respect. (Second Treatise of Government)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

All craft so ceded shall be provided with their fittings and gear, shall be in a good state of repair and in condition to carry goods and shall be selected from among those most recently built. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Repair

TitleAuthorQuote

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Then, moreover, the white locks of age were sometimes found to be the thatch of an intellectual tenement in good repair.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

In this way, say they, it can have peace after its revolution, that is to say, time to staunch its wounds and to repair its house

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

[Gives the warrant] When you have done, repair to Crosby Place

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

The waste and decay of physical life, which so often needs repair, seemed miraculously retarded in such a case, and the vital vigor stood its ground

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Repair

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Protein helps you keep muscle and repair tissue. (references)

The third process is the repair of injured neurons. (references)

Food gives you energy and helps your body repair itself. (references)

Business

Repair services are also an advantage. (references)

Opportunities exist for leak detection and repair equipment. (references)

They rely mainly on parent companies for the repair equipment. (references)

Children

Fiji

Children mostly work on the streets, in homes as domestics, and in auto repair shops. (references)

Civil Liberties

Greece

The only government-funded center for asylum seekers was old and in need of repair. (references)

Egypt

The Ottoman decree also requires the President to approve permits for the repair of church facilities. (references)

Economic History

Dominican Rep

All elements of the grid are in need of repair and expansion. (references)

Switzerland

Sports related services such as ski/snowboard rentals, repair, maintenance, etc. (references)

Kuwait

Much of the property returned by Iraq after the Gulf war was damaged beyond repair. (references)

Human Rights

Kenya

Men work in printing services, car repair, tailoring, metal work, and leather and upholstery work. (references)

Georgia

Prison facilities remain unsanitary, overcrowded, and understaffed, and are in desperate need of repair. (references)

Yugoslavia

Prison conditions met prisoners' basic needs of food, sanitation, and access to medical care; however, facilities were in need of further refurbishment and repair, and some facilities were overcrowded. (references)

Minorities

Cyprus

Although Turkish Cypriots reported that unused mosques in the south also have been vandalized, the Government routinely carried out maintenance and repair of mosques in the south. (references)

Political Economy

Honduras

President Flores' National Reconstruction Plan outlines steps to repair severe infrastructure damage and put the Honduran economy back on its feet. (references)

Afghanistan

Additionally, a lack of resources and the prolonged civil war impeded reconstruction of irrigation systems, repair of market roads, and replanting of orchards. (references)

Political Rights

Qatar

The Council is a nonpartisan body that addresses local issues such as street repair, green space, trash collection, and public works projects. (references)

Trade

Bolivia

And the commercial invoice should show only the repair or refurbished price. (references)

Sri Lanka

However, if the cost of repair exceeds 50 percent of the item's value, an import duty will be charged. (references)

Travel

Latvia

However, the press reports that 11% of all asphalted roads are in need of repair. (references)

Ukraine

Roadside services, such as gas stations and repair facilities, exist but are inadequate. (references)

Bahamas

Exhibit materials, salesmen's samples, photographic and cinematographic equipment belonging to members of the press and special tools for repair work may be imported on a temporary basis, but a bond or deposit may be required. (references)

Women

Pakistan

AI also reported that if an accused adulteress is killed, and the adulterer manages to escape this fate, he may be required under the karo/kari tradition to compensate the family of the accused adulteress; sometimes, a woman from the adulterer's family is given compensation to repair the honor of the adulteress' family. (references)

Worker Rights

Burma

Children often build or repair roads and irrigation facilities. (references)

Turkey

An informal system provides work for young boys at low wages, for example, in auto repair shops. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Repair

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

It's Al Gore and Bill Clinton who, for eight years, haven't proposed a single piece of legislation to save, repair, or reform either Medicare or Social Security.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Repair

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Madison

1809-1817Of the additional ships authorized to be fitted for service, two will be shortly ready to sail, a third is under repair, and delay will be avoided in the repair of the residue.

James Monroe

1817-1825Should Congress, however, deem it improper to recommend such an amendment, they have, according to my judgment, the right to keep the road in repair by providing for the superintendence of it and appropriating the money necessary for repairs.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837Major General Jesup was also directed, on the conclusion of his duties in the Creek country, to repair to Florida and assume the command.

Franklin Pierce

1853-1857I repair to the post assigned me not as to one sought, but in obedience to the unsolicited expression of your will, answerable only for a fearless, faithful, and diligent exercise of my best powers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Repair

"Repair" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 66.26% of the time. "Repair" is used about 1,880 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)66.26%1,2466,281
Lexical Verb (infinitive)30.71%57710,953
Lexical Verb (base form)2.98%5645,296
Noun (proper)0.05%1339,140
                    Total100.00%1,880N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Repair

CountryNameCountryName
United Kingdom

Nationwide Accident Repair Services P.L.C.

USA

Genzyme Tissue Repair Division

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: Repair

Expressions using "repair": aerodrome damage repair airfield damage repair auto repair shop battle damage repair be in good repair be under repair beyond local repair beyond repair big repair car repair shop Dental Prosthesis Repair Denture Repair DNA Repair in good repair in want of repair inspection and repair keep in good repair keep in repair maintenance and repair puncture repair outfit put in repair put smth. in for repair repair after radiation effects repair costs repair in repair kit repair outfit repair planting repair shed repair shop repair time repair to shared Time Repair of Big Electronic Systems slight repair the ear is under repair under repair. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "repair": repair-dog, repair-man, repair-sealants, repair-work.

Ending with "repair": ship-repair.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Repair

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

auto repair

5,248

repair refrigerator

366

repair credit

3,853

roof repair

334

home repair

2,505

bicycle repair

315

car repair

1,773

fiberglass repair

310

repair

1,317

auto glass repair

302

motorcycle repair

1,191

repair washing machine

300

computer repair

1,031

printer repair

300

appliance repair

782

window repair

285

lawn mower repair

772

air conditioner repair

281

automotive repair

728

swimming pool repair

270

auto repair manual

671

foundation repair

264

small engine repair

638

toilet repair

259

windshield repair

631

leather repair

245

auto body repair

495

television repair

241

automobile repair

494

hard drive repair

239

tv repair

479

transmission repair

235

concrete repair

451

watch repair

231

repair manual

449

plumbing repair

231

boat repair

425

disk repair

230

pc repair

369

appliance repair part

230
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Repair

Language Translations for "repair"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

regmaak (fix). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

rregulloj (accommodate, adjust, amend, arrange, attemper, clear up, compose, contrive, control, correct, debug, dispose, dispose of, do, fix up, model, modulate, order, patch up, rate, readjust, redress, regularize, regulate, set right, set the tune, settle, shape, Spruce, straighten, tidy up, trim), rregullim (adjustment, arrangement, conciliation, control, disposal, disposition, modulation, mopping, rearrangement, regulation, settlement, tuning), rivendos (re establish, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, recuperate, redintegrate, redress, re-edify, reinstate, rejuvenate, renew, replace, reproduce), riparoj (do up, doctor, fix, mend, recondition, refit, rehabilitate, renew, renovate, solder), riparim (maintenance, mend, mending, refit, rehabilitation, renovation, reparation, upkeep), ujdis (accommodate, agree, arrange, fit in, fit up, fix, jibe, match, set), shpërblej (award, be quits, crown, disburse, guerdon, recompense, recoup, refund, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, solve, supply), ndreqje (adjustment, amendment, correction, disposition, dressing, mending, rectification, refit, refitment, reform, restoration, settlement), ndreq (adjust, arrange, change, clear, correct, dispose, dress, fix up, make amends, mend, piece, rectify, redress, refit, reform, reinstate, remake, remedy, revise, spruce up, Square, straighten, tidy up, touch up, tune up), meremetoj (cobble, doctor, fix, mend, patch up, refit), meremetim (maintenance, refit), korrigjoj (blue pencil, correct, emend, make amends, re establish, readjust, rearrange, reclaim, rectify, red pencil, reform, retouch, retrieve, straighten, vet), korrigjim (amelioration, amendment, correction, emendation, equalization, readjustment, reclaim, reclamation, rectification, redress, reform, reformation, retrieval, vetting). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏صان (arm, conserve, cover, defend, embalm, ensure, fence, fend, maintain, preserve, protect, safeguard, screen, steady, tend, vindicate), ‏رمم (furbish, mend, patch, recondition, reconstructed, redeem, refit, refurbish, refurbishment, rehabilitate, renovate, restore, revamp), ‏أشغال (works), ‏أصلح (amend, fix, mend, overhaul, pacify, piece, reclaim, recondition, rectify, redeem, redress, refit, reform, rehabilitate, renovate, retrieve, rig, right, see, set right), ‏أصلح الأحذية, ‏إصلاح (betterment, correction, mediation, mend, pacification, pacifying, reclamation, reconcile, reconditioning, recovery, redress, reform, reformation, rehabilitation, remedy, renovation, reparation), ‏رقع (botch, cobble, patch, piece, sew), ‏ذهب (be, betake, gang, gild, go, gold, leave), تَر'مِيم (restoration), ‏صيانة (conservation, defence, embalmment, maintenance, servicing, upkeep), ‏تدميم, ‏ترقيع الملابس, ‏ترميم (overhaul, rebuilding, reconditioning, renovation, reparation, reparations, restoration, servicing), ‏تصليح الأحذية (shoerepair), ‏لاذ (anchor, shelter), ‏جدد (freshen, furbish, innovate, modernize, reawaken, recondition, redeem, refurbish, regenerate, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, restore, retrieve). (various references)

   

Asturian

  

iguar (to repair). (various references)

   

Aymara

  

asquichayaña (to repair). (various references)

   

Bemba

  

ukulungisha (to repair). (various references)

   

Blackfoot

  

ohkottaimm (to repair). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

възстановявам (fix up, furbish, get better, give back, make good, mend, re establish, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, recover, reedify, re-enact, regenerate, reinstate, renovate, restore, revive, revivify), поправка (alteration, amendment, correction, patching, rectification, renovation, reparation, restoration), поправям (adjust, alter, amend, blue pencil, castigate, cobble, correct, do up, doctor, emend, fix, fix up, mend, polish, recast, recondition, rectify, redeem, redress, remedy, renovate, retouch, retrieve, revamp, revise, service, true, vamp), прибягвам (betake, proceed, recur, resort), прибягване (recourse, recurrence, resort), навестявам (drop in, drop in on, haunt, look in, resort, visit), отивам (adjourn, betake, go, proceed, render, resort, sort, suit), изправям (detect, erect, peak, planish, put up, raise, rectify, remedy, right, righten, set right, stand up, straighten, true, uncurl, unkink), оттеглям се (adjourn, back, back away, disengage, draw back, draw off, draw out, fall back, fall off, give back, give way to, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, run out, scuttle, seclude, step down, withdraw), състояние (capital, case, condition, fettle, fig, fortune, means, pile, plight, position, posture, shape, state, substance, train, way), възстановяване (instauration, mending, reconstruction, recovery, recruitment, refund, reinstatement, renewal, renovation, replacement, restitution, restoration, retrieval, revivification), компенсирам (atone, compensate, countervail, indemnify, make amends, make good, make restitution, offset, recoup, redeem, redress, reward, set off), кърпя (mend, patch, translate, vamp), ремонт (refit, renovation, reparation, upkeep), ремонтирам (mend, recondition, redo, refit, remodel, renovate, service), сборище (rendezvous, venue), стичаме се (resort, roll in, roll up), отправям се (beetle, proceed, sally, start, wend, wend one's way). (various references)

   

Cebuano

  

moayo (to repair). (various references)

   

Chamorro

  

para ma arekla (to repair). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

修理 (perform maintenance, to fix, to overall). (various references)

   

Cornish

  

ewna (to repair). (various references)

   

Czech

  

oprava (amendment, correction, mending). (various references)

   

Danish

  

reparere (fix, mend, patch, patch up). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

repareren (fix), verhelpen (fix), herstellen (fix). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

ripari (fix), rebonigi. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

væla um (fix), bøta (fix, mend, patch, patch up). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

مرمت کردن (Mend, Reclaim), مرمت (Upkeep), تعمیرکردن (Imp, Mend, Patch, Refashion, Refit, Rehash, Remodel, Renovate, Restore, Tinker, Vamp), جبران کردن (Atone, Compensate, Gratify, Offset, Reciprocate, Recoup, Rectify, Redress, Reimburse, Remedy, Retrieve), اصلاح (Adjustment, Amendment, Correction, Reconciliation, Reformation, Regeneration, Renovation, Reparation, Revision), دوباره دایرکردن . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

korjaus (alteration, correction). (various references)

   

French

  

réparer (redeem, redress, refit, renovate, restore, retrieve), réparation (redemption, reparation), refaire (redo, remake), réfection (recovery, rehabilitation, reinstatement, restoration). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

reparearje (fix, to repair), ferhelpe (fix). (various references)

   

German

  

reparieren (fix, mend, patch, repairable, to mend, to patch, to repair), Reparatur (mend, mending), Ausbesserung (correction, mending, reparation, restoration), ausbessern (correct, darn, improve, mend, patch, patch up, refit, restore, to darn, to mend, to patch, to refit, to remodel, to repair, touch up). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

επισκευή (refit), επισκευάζω (mend, put right, refit, to repair, vamp). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מצב תקין, לתקן (mend, modify, overhaul, rectify, refit, rule, set right, trim), לשפץ (mend, overhaul, refit), תקון (amendment, correction, emendation, improvement, modification, reform, reformation, regulation), שפוץ (improvement, overhaul, reconditioning, refurbishing, renewal, renovation), ב"ק (breach, check up, examination, examine, gap). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

rendbehozás (doing-up, rebuilding, re-establishment, refit, refitting), javítás (amelioration, amendment, correction, corrective maintenance, darn, doing-up, enrichment, fix, improvement, maintenance, rectification, refitting, reparation). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

perbaikan (betterment, emendation, improvement, reform, restoration, revision, upgrading), pembetulan (emendantion, improvement, rectification), membetulkan (rectify, straighten), membetuli (correct). (various references)

   

Inuktitut

  

aaqqikpa (to repair). (various references)

   

Irish

  

deisiú. (various references)

   

Italian

  

riparazione (amends, atonement, fixing, mend, mending, redress, repairs, reparation, restitution, retrieval), riparare (fix, make amends for, make up, mend, overhaul, patch up, piece, protect, redress, retrieve, right, screen, shelter, shield). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

修繕 (mending). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

リペア , なおし (correction), しゅうぜ" (mending, sorrowfully), しゅうふく (mending), しゅうちく (renovation, restoration, tall bamboo), つくろい (darning, mending, patching up), ほしゅう (captivity, maintenance, mending, supplementary lessons), かいしゅう (assembly, audience, collection, congregation, conversion, improvement, meeting, recovery). (various references)

   

Kongo

  

ku-yidika (to repair). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

(mending). (various references)

   

Macedonian

  

popravi (to repair). (various references)

   

Manx

  

lhiasaghey (amendment, appendix, appendix book, atone, atonement, compensate, compensation, correct, correct as text, correction, cultivate, cultivation, culture, cure, curing, develop, developing, dress, dressing, dung, dunging, enrich, expiate, expiation, fertilize, fertilizer, furtherance, husband, husband as land, improvement, imputation, manure, manuring, propitiate, propitiation, reclaim, reclamation, recompense, replenish, replenishment, restitution, revise, revision, rub up, season), karraghey (cobble, darn, doctor, fix, overhaul; cobbling, patch, revise, revision). (various references)

   

Papago

  

apchuth (to repair). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

drecha (fix). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

epairray.(various references)

   

Polish

  

naprawiać (fix). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

restaurar (bring through, freshen, furbish, make up, realign, recondition, reconstruct, recover, redintegrate, re-establish, reproduce, restore, retrieve, rub up), reparo (fix, heed, mending, notice, observation, remark, shield), reparar (atone, cooper, make up, mend, observe, recompense, recondition, redress, refit, regard, remark, remedy, renovate, restore, satisfy, touch upon), reparação (amends, atonement, mending, propitiation, quittance, recompense, recoupment, recovery, redress, refit, refitment, remedy, renewal, reparation, restitution, satisfaction), consertar (clout, cooper, darn, doctor, fix, fix up, make up, mend, nib, patch, patch up, recondition, refit, renovate, restore, revamp, vamp). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

consertá-los (to repair them). (various references)

   

Provencal

  

adobar (to repair). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

reîntoarcere (recurrence, return), reparaţie (refit, renovation, reparation, restoration, retrieval), repara (cobble, darn, doctor, fix, fix up, make amends for, make good, mend, overhaul, piece, readjust, reclaim, rectify, redress, reduce, refit, renovate, retrieve), renovare (reclamation, renovation, restoration), renova (do, recondition, renew, renovate, restore), reface (change, do over, do up, re establish, rebuild, recast, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, recover, recruit, redress, reform, remake, remodel, restore, retread, retrieve), recurgere la, şedere (abidance at, halt, indwelling, residence, sitting, sojurn, stay), cârpi (botch, bungle, cobble, darn, mend, patch up, piece, spoil, stitch up, vamp, vamp up), depana, depanare, drege (arrange, darn, doctor, Flavor, flavour, juggle, mend, piece, readjust, refit, renew, renovate, restore, retouch, season, set to rights, spice, tinker, vamp up), loc de şedere (sojurn), întreţinere (feeding, keep, keeping, livelihood, maintenance, support, sustenance, upkeep), plecare (departure, going, leave, offset, outset, parting, setting off, setting out, start, starting, withdrawal), vindeca (cure, heal, mend, recuperate, remedy), merge (act, draw, drive, fir, foot, function, get, go, hark, hedge, hit, leg it, make, move, operate, pace, pass, ride, roll, run, stand, step, travel, work). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

ремонтировать (do up, mend, overhaul, recondition, refit, remount), ремонт (overhaul, refit, repaint, upkeep), репарация (reparations), чинить (amend, bushel, cobble, darn, do up, refit, vamp), восстановление (compensation, rebuilding, reclamation, reconstruction, recovery, re-creation, redress, reduction, re-establishment, refreshment, refurbishment, rehabilitation, reinstatement, renewal, renovation, reproduction, restitution, restoration, resurgence, retrieval), возмещать (atone, compensate, make good, make good to, make up, recoup, recoupe, redeem, reign, reimburse, reimbursed, repay, replace), направляться (go for, head, make for, sashay, strike out, wend one's way, zeroing), поправлять (correct, re establish, rearrange, rectify, reinstate, renovate), перекрасить (dye over again, paint everything), исправлять ремонт, исправлять (amend, amending, correct, emend, fix, mend, re establish, readjust, reclaim, rectify, rectifying, redeem, redress, red-short, remedy, retrieve, revise), исправление (betterment, correction, emendation, feature update, feature updates, mending, reclaim, reclamation, rectification, redress, reform, reformation, retrieval). (various references)

   

Samoan

  

e faafouina (to repair). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

remontovati (overhaul, rebuild), remont (overhaul), uputiti se (betake, head for, make off, proceed, wend), stanje (condition, habit, pass, shape, state, voice), popravka (amendment, correction, emendation, improvement, mending), popraviti (amend, chasten, correct, doctor, emend, fix, improve, mend, overhaul, recline, recondition, redress, remedy, straighten out), osvežiti (freshen, refresh), opravka (refitment), opraviti (fix, refit). (various references)

   

Sicilian

  

riparari (to repair). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

reparar (cavil, fix, make good, patch up, recondition, retrieve, undo), reparación (atonement, redress, reparation, retrieval, satisfaction), compostura (composition, refit). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

reparera (fix, mend, overhaul, refit), laga (fix, lawful, legal, make, mend, patch, piece, prepare). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ไปเป็นประจำ, ช"เชย, การซ่อมแซม (reparation), ซ่อมแซม (fix, fix over, fix up, knit up). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

zararını ödemek, yamamak (doctor, foist, inflict, patch, piece up, revamp, vamp up), telâfi etmek (atone, atone for, compensate, make up, make up for, overcompensate, recoup, recover, recuperate, redeem, redress, repay, retrieve, right, undo), tamirat (renovation, repairs), tamir etmek (cobble, debug, do up, fix, mend, recondition, redintegrate, refit, rehabilitate, renovate, service, tinker up), tamir (fixing, mend, mending, overhaul, refit, refitment, reparation, wrecking), sığınak (air-raid shelter, asylum, bunker, burrow, cove, cover, covering, covert, cranny, creep, den, fastness, Harbor, harbour, haven, lair, refuge, sanctuary, shelter, stronghold, tabernacle, tower), onarmak (debug, doctor, mend, patch up, redress, refit, remedy, renovate, restore, tinker up), onarım (maintenance, mend, refitment, renovation, reparation), hal (aspect, circs, condition, demeanor, demeanour, estate, event, face, fettle, lay, plight, posture, set, sight, situation, stand, state, status), gitmek (apply, betake oneself to, bugger off, depart, fare, give, go, go away, go together, head, head for, hop it, hop off, resort, roll, run, steer for, step, strike out, take one's way, take to, to go, turn to, wend one's way, work in with), gidermek (allay, appease, avert, clear, dispel, disperse, dissipate, efface, eliminate, fulfil, fulfill, gratify, iron out, obviate, quench, remove, resolve, satisfy, slake, smooth away, smooth out, supply), durum (attitude, ball game, case, circumstance, condition, conditions, conjuncture, context, estate, event, fact, fettle, footing, instance, lay, lie, occasion, pass, plight, position, posture, score, set, set up, shape, showing, situation, situs, stance, stand, state, state of affairs, status, trim, way), barınak (asylum, burrow, cove, Harbor, harbour, haven, hiding place, housing, refuge, sanctuary, shelter), çekilmek (abdicate, be pulled, bolt, bow, bow out, decline, desist, draw away, draw back, draw off, dry up, ebb, edge out, give over, go out, gravitate, opt out, quit, recede, resign, retire, retract, scratch, secede, stand, step aside, step down, walk out, withdraw). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

яamamak (mend, sharpen), dьz etmek (mend), bejermek (treat). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

ремонт (reconditioning, refit, reparation, upkeep), відновлювати (continue, deoxidate, proceed, re establish, reconstruct, recover, renew, restore, retrieve, solder), відновлення (reconstruction, recrudescence, recruit, re-establishment, regain, restoration, resurrection, retrieval), загоюватися (heal, incarnate), загоювання (healing, incarnation), лагодження (cobbling, mending, renovation), лагодити (amend, darn, do up, mend, piece, piece up, refit, revamp, vamp). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

tình trạng còn tốt, sự vãng lai, sự tu sửa sự h"i phục tình trạng sử dụng được, sự sửa chữa (correction, rectification, reparation). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

trwsio (bedeck, dress, mend, trim), cyrchu (approach, attack, bring, fetch, frequent, go, resort), atgyweirio (mend, refit, restore), atgyweiriad (restoration). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

utskintik (fix). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Repair

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

emendare, emendationem, emendatum, refecerunt, refecissent, refecit, refectio, refectionis, refectis, refice, reficiam, reficiat, reficiebant, reficiendum, reficientes, reficientibus, reficieris, reficite, renovo, reparare, restaurare, restituo. (various references)

Late Latin300-700

repatriare. (various references)

Old French900-1400

repairer. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Repair

LanguageDateSource2 Chronicles Chapter 24, Verse 4
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai egeneto meta tauta kai egeneto epi kardian iwaV episkeuasai ton oikon kuriou
Latin405VulgatePost quae placuit Ioas ut instauraret domum Domini
Middle English1395WyclifAfter whiche thingus it pleside to Joas, that he schulde enstore the hous of the Lord.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.
Basic English1964OgdenNow after this Joash had a desire to put the house of the Lord into good order again;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Repair

Language2 Chronicles Chapter 24, Verse 4
CebuanoUg nahitabo sa tapus niini, nga si Joas nakahunahuna sa pag-ayo sa balay ni Jehova.
Chinese此 後 、 約 阿 施 有 意 重 修 耶 ' 華 的 殿 、
CroatianPoslije toga nakanio je u srcu obnoviti Jahvin Dom.
DanishSiden kom Joas i Tanker om at udbedre HERRENs Hus.
DutchHet geschiedde nu na dezen, dat het in het hart van Joas was, het huis des HEEREN te vernieuwen.
FinnishSenjälkeen Jooas aikoi uudistaa Herran temppelin.
FrenchAprès cela, Joas eut la pensée de réparer la maison de l`Éternel.
GermanDarnach nahm sich Joas vor das Haus des HERRN zu erneuern,
Haitian CreoleKèk tan apre sa, Joas pran desizyon pou l' repare Tanp Seyè a.
HungarianEzek után elvégezé magában Joás, hogy megújítja az Úrnak házát.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSetelah memerintah beberapa waktu lamanya, Yoas memutuskan untuk memperbaiki Rumah TUHAN.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaHata, maka kemudian dari pada itu datanglah niat dalam hati Yoas hendak membaiki rumah Tuhan.
ItalianIn seguito, Ioas decise di restaurare il tempio.
MaoriI muri i tenei ka whai ngakau a Ioaha ki te whakahou i te whare o Ihowa.
NorwegianSiden fikk Joas i sinne å sette Herrens hus i stand.
PortugueseDepois disso Joás resolveu renovar a casa do Senhor.   
RumanianDupq aceea, Ioas wi -a pus de gknd sq dreagq Casa Domnului.
SwedishDärefter blev Joas betänkt på att upphjälpa HERRENS hus.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Repair

Derivations

Words beginning with "repair": repairabilities, repairability, repairable, repaired, repairer, repairers, repairing, repairman, repairmen, repairs. (additional references)

Words ending with "repair": disrepair, unrepair. (additional references)

Words containing "repair": disrepairs, unrepairs. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Repair" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: depair, Ersari, prepair, rapair, repaer, repai, repaird, repar, repare, repear, repere, repoir, repoor, repore, Ruairi, ruiari, Runair, rupia. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Repair"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "repair" (pronounced rupe"r)
5r u p e" rdisrepair.
3-p e" rcompare, despair, impair, pair, pare, pear, prepare, spare.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Repair

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: rapier.

Words within the letters "a-e-i-p-r-r"

-1 letter: airer, parer, prier, raper, riper.

-2 letters: aper, pair, pare, parr, pear, peri, pier, rape, rare, reap, rear, ripe.

-3 letters: air, ape, are, ear, era, err, ire, par, pea, per, pia, pie, rap, rei, rep, ria, rip.

-4 letters: ae, ai, ar, er, pa, pe, pi, re.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-i-p-r-r"
 

+1 letter: aspirer, grapier, pareira, parried, parries, partier, prairie, praiser, rapider, rapiers, raspier, repairs.

 

+2 letters: airpower, appriser, apprizer, aspirers, crappier, firetrap, impairer, imparter, paltrier, pareiras, parridge, partiers, pearlier, pericarp, perisarc, prairies, praisers, pretrain, pretrial, priorate, privater, progeria, rapiered, rareripe, repaired, repairer, reprisal, sparerib, sparkier, sparrier, terrapin, unrepair, upraiser.

 

+3 letters: airpowers, appraiser, apprisers, apprizers, despairer, disrepair, draperies, firetraps, graperies, hyperarid, impairers, imparters, imperator, papergirl, paregoric, parricide, parridges, partridge, pericarps, perikarya, perisarcs, phratries, polarizer, practicer, preachier, prearming, preordain, preparing, pretorian, pretrains, pretrials, primaries, primavera, priorates, privateer, progerias, puerperia, ragpicker, rareripes, repairers, repairing, repairman, repairmen, reparking, reprieval, reprimand, reprisals, riprapped, scrappier, serigraph, spareribs, sparklier, sparriest, sprawlier, terrapins, transpire, unrepairs, upbraider, upraisers, uprearing, vaporizer.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Usage Frequency
15. Names: Company Usage
16. Expressions
17. Expressions: Internet
18. Translations: Modern
19. Translations: Ancient
20. Bible Trace
21. Abbreviations
22. Acronyms
23. Derivations
24. Rhymes
25. Anagrams
26. Bibliography


  

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