noun. active support of an idea or cause

noun. 1 a claim or assertion of a claim to something; 2 airs snobbishness; the use of affectation to impress

noun. distorted and unnatural in shape or size

noun. the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

noun. a person who owns something

adverb. the science of language including phonetics and phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics

adjective. 1 characterized by profanity or cursing; 2 grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

adverb. 1 in a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances; 2 consequently; therefore

noun. 1 the process of transmuting 2 change into another substance; 3 the conversion of base metals into gold or silver