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121doorknob rattling — n. Probing a computer that is connected to the Internet to see if it has any vulnerabilities that can be exploited. Example Citation: The first one rattled the doorknob at 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, trying to see if the door was open. The next… …
122show-me stock — n. A stock that has fallen in price because of the company s recent poor results, and that won t recover until the company shows a string of profits or other positive news. Example Citation: Chief executive Michael MacMillan acknowledged it will… …
123expression — noun 1 on sb s face ADJECTIVE ▪ neutral ▪ blank, dazed, glazed, vacant ▪ They all just looked at me with blank expressions. ▪ dea …
124fog — n. 1) (a) dense, heavy, thick; light fog 2) a ground fog 3) a fog clears, lets up, lifts 4) a patch of fog 5) (misc.) in a fog ( bewildered ) * * * [fɒg] heavy lets up lifts light fog thick …
125sea — n. 1) to sail the seas 2) a calm, smooth; choppy, heavy, high, raging, rough, stormy, turbulent; open sea 3) at sea (buried at sea) 4) (misc.) to drift out to sea; to go to sea ( to become a sailor ); to put out to sea; at sea ( bewildered ); to… …
126blank — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. empty, unfilled; vacant, vacuous, expressionless; unloaded. See nonexistence, insubstantiality, absence, formlessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without writing or other marks] Syn. white, clear,… …
127quizzical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bantering, teasing; odd, comical. See wit, absurdity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. perplexed, puzzled, questioning, inquiring; see bewildered , inquisitive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1.… …
128disoriented — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. confused, lost, at sea; see bewildered , doubtful 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. lost, confused, mixed up, dazed, muddled, bewildered. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Unable to find the correct way or place… …
