protracting

answer Answers

ProphetesAI is thinking...

MindMap

Loading...

Sources

1
protracting
▪ I. protracting, vbl. n. (prəʊˈtræktɪŋ) [f. protract v. + -ing1.] The action of protract v. 1. Lengthening out, prolonging, extending (of time, or of action in time); † dilatory action (obs.).a 1548 Hall Chron., Hen. VI 89 b, The duke of Bedford..not content with their whisperynges and protractyng ... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 3.0 0.0
2
David Bromwich
More recently, Bromwich has criticized the American stance on Ukraine for protracting the war with Russia and avoiding diplomacy. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 1.5 0.0
3
protract
▪ I. protract, n. (prəʊˈtrækt) [ad. L. prōtractus a prolonging, protraction, f. prōtract-, ppl. stem of prōtrah-ĕre: see next.] † 1. Prolongation or extension (of time); hence, delay, procrastination. Obs.1536 St. Papers Hen. VIII, II. 298 The doing therof will aske a protracte of tyme. a 1640 Sir J... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.90000004 0.0
4
Vincent A. De Gaetano
The election of a Maltese judge for the ECHR had been protracting since 2004, with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe twice rejecting wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.6 0.0
5
protraction
protraction (prəʊˈtrækʃən) [a. F. protraction (1499 in Godef.), or ad. late L. prōtractiōn-em, n. of action from prōtrah-ĕre: see protract v.] The action of protracting. I. 1. The lengthening out or extension of time or of the duration of anything; drawing out, prolongation; † delay, postponement (o... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.6 0.0
6
Philip Bainbrigge
While at the college he invented a protracting pocket sextant, which was favourably noticed by the board of examiners, and enabled him to make surveys wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
7
exorbitancy
exorbitancy (ɛgˈzɔːbɪtənsɪ) [f. exorbitant: see -ancy.] The quality of being exorbitant. 1. = exorbitance 1. Now rare. Also, † an irrational opinion.1621 W. Sclater Tythes (1623) 103 Exorbitancie enough from the primary rule of assignement to Parish Churches. 1649 Milton Eikon. xxvi. 468 That planet... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.3 0.0
8
Australian barracuda
than most other species of Sphyraena with a conical snout and a protruding lower jaw, the jaws are lined with fang like teeth and the upper jaw is non-protracting wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
9
Inverted nipple
Piercing Another method of protracting inverted nipples is to have the nipple pierced. Other corrective strategies Other strategies for protracting inverted nipples include regularly stimulating the nipples to a protruding state, in an attempt wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
10
trigonometer
▪ I. trigonometer1 (trɪgəˈnɒmɪtə(r)) [f. trigonometry, on analogy of chronometer, thermometer: see -meter.] A name given to various trigonometrical instruments.1767 J. Ferguson Tables & Tracts (1771) 80 Mr. Mungo Murray..contrived a very useful instrument..which he calls The Armillary Trigonometer. ... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.3 0.0
11
Port Mansfield Channel
The marginal sea inlet was defined by wave-dissipating concrete blocks similarly referred to as tetrapods protracting into the Gulf of Mexico at Padre wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
12
Cricopharyngeal spasm
Protracting the jaw with the neck extended will stretch your neck. Hold this position for 20–30 seconds. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
13
FK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov)
However, in December 2012, the club was granted the right to appeal against the decision, thus protracting the process yet further. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
14
George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal
James VI wrote to the Earl, (who he called "My little fat pork"), on 28 September asking for news, and worried about the "longer protracting of time" and wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
15
Gaius Memmius (praetor 58 BC)
Memmius, an ally of Pompey's both politically and through family connections, charged Lucullus with embezzlement and needlessly protracting the war, and wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0