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21doorknob 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… …
22show-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… …
23nonplus — [nɒn plʌs] verb (nonplusses, nonplussing, nonplussed) 1》 surprise and confuse; flummox. 2》 [as adjective nonplussed] N. Amer. informal unperturbed. noun a state of being nonplussed. Origin C16: from L. non plus not more …
24nonplus — meaning ‘to perplex’, has inflected forms nonplussed, nonplussing, and in AmE also nonplused, nonplusing. In a recent development, nonplussed has come to mean ‘unperturbed’ • (‘Out of power?’ asked McCoy, trying to appear nonplussed D. Kramer… …
25at a loss — I adjective filled with bewilderment (Freq. 1) at a loss to understand those remarks puzzled that she left without saying goodbye • Syn: ↑nonplused, ↑nonplussed, ↑puzzled …
26Vagabond (manga) — Infobox animanga/Header name = Vagabond caption = Miyamoto Musashi, the protagonist ja name = バガボンド ja name trans = Bagabondo genre = ChanbaraInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Takehiko Inoue publisher = flagicon|Japan Kodansha publisher en …
27Julian Havil — Julian R. Havil (* 11. September 1952) ist ein britischer Mathematiklehrer und Autor. Havil promovierte in Mathematik an der Universität Oxford und war seit 1976 Mathematiklehrer (Master) am Winchester College, wo er 33 Jahre unterrichtete. Er… …
28Paula Malcomson — (* 1970 in Belfast, Nordirland, Vereinigtes Königreich) ist eine nordirische Schauspielerin, die seit den frühen 1990er Jahren vorwiegend in US amerikanischen Film und Fernsehproduktionen zum Einsatz kommt. Zudem arbeitet sie sporadisch auch als… …
29nonplus — (v.) to bring to a nonplus, to perplex, 1590s, from the noun (1580s), properly state where nothing more can be done or said, from L. non plus no more, no further (see PLUS (Cf. plus)). Related: NONPLUSSED (Cf. Nonplussed) …
30nonplus — /nɒnˈplʌs / (say non plus) verb (t) (nonplussed or, US, nonplused, nonplussing or, US, nonplusing) 1. to bring to a nonplus; puzzle completely. –noun 2. a state of utter perplexity. {Latin nōn plūs not more, no further} –nonplussed …
