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culture
culture
n 1: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early
Mayan civilization" [syn: {civilization}, {civilisation}]
2: the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social
group
3: all the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: {acculturation}]
4: (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium
(such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a
Petri dish"
5: (bacteriology) the product of cultivating micro-organisms in
a nutrient medium
6: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or
impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I
admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an
inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is
almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: {polish}, {refinement}, {cultivation},
{finish}]
7: the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a
particular social group or organization; "the developing
drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to
inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"
8: the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"
shock
shock
n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when
something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's
deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn:
{daze}, {stupor}]
2: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering
into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" [syn:
{impact}]
3: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through
the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when
they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed
to occasional shocks" [syn: {electric shock}, {electrical
shock}]
4: (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by
inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by
reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory
insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important
cause of shock"
5: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first
shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while
workers were at lunch" [syn: {seismic disturbance}]
6: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock
to learn that he was injured" [syn: {blow}]
7: a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry;
stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in
small sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in
shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
8: a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly
shock of black hair"
9: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the
old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: {shock absorber},
{cushion}]
v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {stun}, {floor},
{ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
2: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {offend},
{scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall}, {outrage}]
3: strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing
shocked her"
4: collide violently
5: collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
6: subject to electrical shocks
7: inflict a trauma upon [syn: {traumatize}, {traumatise}]
foreign
FOREIGN. That which belongs to another country; that which is strange. 1
Peters, R. 343.
2. Every nation is foreign to all the rest, and the several states of
the American Union are foreign to each other, with respect to their
municipal laws. 2 Wash. R. 282; 4 Conn. 517; 6 Conn. 480; 2 Wend. 411 1
Dall. 458, 463 6 Binn. 321; 12 S. & R. 203; 2 Hill R. 319 1 D. Chipm. 303 7
Monroe, 585 5 Leigh, 471; 3 Pick. 293.
3. But the reciprocal relations between the national government and the
several states composing the United States are not considered as foreign,
but domestic. 9 Pet. 607; 5 Pet. 398; 6 Pet. 317; 4 Cranch, 384; 4 Gill &
John. 1, 63. Vide Attachment, for foreign attachment; Bill of exchange, for
foreign bills of exchange; Foreign Coins; Foreign Judgment; Foreign Laws;
Foreigners.
international
INTERNATIONAL. That which pertains to intercourse between nations.
International law is that which regulates the intercourse between, or the
relative rights of nations.
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