miscellaneous

miscellaneous
/mis'euh lay"nee euhs/, adj.
1. consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
2. having various qualities, aspects, or subjects: a miscellaneous discussion.
[1630-40; < L miscellaneus mixed, of all sorts, equiv. to miscell(us) mixed + -an(us) -AN + -eus -EOUS]
Syn. 1. divers, varied, heterogeneous, diversified. MISCELLANEOUS, INDISCRIMINATE, PROMISCUOUS refer to mixture and lack of order, and may imply lack of discernment or taste. MISCELLANEOUS emphasizes the idea of the mixture of things of different kinds or natures: a miscellaneous assortment of furniture. INDISCRIMINATE emphasizes lack of discrimination in choice (and consequent confusion): indiscriminate praise. PROMISCUOUS is even stronger than INDISCRIMINATE in its emphasis of complete absence of discrimination: promiscuous in his friendships.

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      March 14, Lucknow, India. Thousands of people are standing in line at a job-recruitment centre when a sewer drain collapses and the ground gives way beneath them; at least 23 persons die.

      March 27, Dubai, U.A.E. Gates collapse at a dry dock, allowing seawater to flood the dock and submerge a number of ships under repair; 22 persons are killed, and 7 others are missing and feared dead.

      May 26, Near Webbers Falls, Okla. An interstate highway bridge over the Arkansas River collapses after a barge being pushed by a towboat slams into one of the bridge's supports; at least 10 vehicles crossing the bridge plummet into the river. There are 14 confirmed deaths. The pilot of the towboat apparently blacked out just prior to the accident.

      Early June, Saudi Arabia. At least 19 persons die from methanol poisoning after they drank cologne as a substitute for alcohol; 11 of the deaths occur in Mecca, the others in Jizan province.

      September 24, Fangzhen, China. A guardrail in an unlighted stairwell at a middle school collapses as students are leaving for the day; 21 students die.

      September 28, Lucknow, India. A stampede occurs at a railway station where thousands of people are in the process of returning home after having attended a political rally; at least 16 persons are killed, and 44 are injured.

      December 1, Gaibandha, Bangladesh. A crowd of more than 10,000 people stampedes as guards open the gates of a mill where clothes donated by a charitable businessman are to be distributed; at least 30 persons die.

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