单词 | disposal |
释义 | disposaln. The act or faculty of disposing, in various senses. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration dispositionc1374 ministrationc1390 disposing1406 procuration?a1425 guidingc1425 economy?1440 conduct1454 solicitation1492 regimenta1500 mayning1527 enterprisea1533 handlinga1538 conduction1565 manyment1567 disposure1569 conveyance1572 managing1579 disposement1583 government1587 carriage1589 manage1591 steerage1597 management1598 steering1599 manurance1604 fixing1605 dispose1611 administry?1616 husbandry1636 dispensatorship1637 admin1641 managery1643 disposal1649 mesnagery1653 contrectation1786 conducting1793 wielding1820 managership1864 operation1872 operating1913 case management1918 1649 J. Milton Tenure of Kings 3 God out of his providence and high disposall. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 210 Tax not divine disposal . View more context for this quotation 1696 W. Whiston Disc. conc. Mosaick Hist. Creation 8 in New Theory of Earth An unusual and miraculous disposal of things. 1710 M. Henry Comm. Eccl. iii. 14 God changeth his disposals and yet is unchangeable in his Counsels. 2. The action of disposing of, putting away, getting rid of, settling, or definitely dealing with. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > conduct of affairs or dealing with > definitely dispositiona1382 disposal1648 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xiv. 93 A Letter which he had writ..concerning the disposall of our persons. 1688 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 235 Touching ye Great Seals's Disposall in his absence. 1731 J. Gay Let. 11 Apr. in J. Swift Corr. (1766) II. 125 Directions about the disposal of your money. 1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 505 The disposal of the dead is always a question of difficulty. 1885 Law Times 80 138/1 To devote about a week..at the end of each sitting to the disposal of these actions. 3. a. The action of bestowing, giving or making over; bestowal, assignment. ΚΠ 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 265 To his second Son he had given the Seniory..with other subsequent disposals. 1733 J. Swift Thoughts on Var. Subj. in J. Swift et al. Misc. I. 304 To use his Credit in the Disposal of an Imployment to a Person..fittest for it. 1783 E. Burke Speech Fox's E. India Bill in Wks. (1815) IV. 120 The disposal by parliament of any office derived from the authority of the crown. b. Alienation, making over, or parting with, by sale or the like. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > [noun] release1344 alienationc1425 conveying1483 transportc1485 state making1487 conveyance1523 designation1573 transferring1573 assignation1579 dispose1591 assignment1592 convey1592 disposing1638 disposurea1649 attornment1650 abalienation1656 transfer1674 disposal1697 conveyancing1714 transference1766 disposition1861 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xviii. 503 To sell some commodities, that he had not yet disposed of..he chose rather to leave the disposal of them to some Merchant there. a1855 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. v. 118 I am happy that the speedy disposal of the pictures will enable you..to settle this unpleasant affair. 1868 Stephen's New Comm. Laws Eng. (ed. 6) II. ii. ii. iv. 44 The right of disposal is..suspended. 4. Power or right to dispose of, make use of, or deal with as one pleases; control, command, management: usually in at (in) one's disposal. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > authority to deal with as one pleases dispositionc1374 devotion1558 dispose1594 disposure1606 disposal1630 1630 J. Wadsworth Eng. Spanish Pilgrime (new ed.) viii. 82 My Father being dead, and I at my owne disposall. 1667 Bp. S. Parker Free Censvre Platonick Philos. 7 Though the biggest portions of our felicity be at our own disposals. a1699 W. Temple Ess. Different Conditions of Life in Wks. (1731) I. 308 A Man in Publick Affairs, is like one at Sea; never in his own Disposal, but in that of Winds and Tides. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 154. ⁋3 A very pretty young Lady, in her own Disposal. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 216 The lords, who had the disposal of these female heiresses in marriage. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 84 Sufficient funds having been..placed at the disposal of the Government. 5. Arrangement, placing in a particular order: = disposition n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] layingc1330 pitchinga1398 settinga1398 couchingc1400 stowingc1440 placingc1449 stelling1560 disposition1563 location1568 planting1585 situation1589 collocation1605 situating1611 disposurea1625 depositure1635 allodgement1639 instalment1646 fixation1652 deposition1659 lodgement1713 repositing1713 emplacement1742 bestowal1773 locating1774 disposal1828 placement1844 allocation1846 enlodgement1884 siting1902 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) This object was effected by the disposal of the troops in two lines. 1842 Fraser's Mag. 26 472 The admirable disposal of the drapery. 1890 A. Gissing Village Hampden I. viii. 190 A very tasteful disposal about the granary of flowers..and evergreens. Draft additions 1993 b. A domestic waste disposal unit. U.S. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > apparatus for refuse disposal refuse destructor1880 refuse consumer1885 garbage disposal1928 wastemaster1946 garburator1947 disposal1953 waste-disposer1962 waste disposal unit1967 1953 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Dec. 21/4 General Electric's Appliance Park development..is already making kitchen ranges, automatic washers and dryers, dishwashers and disposals. 1967 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 25 June (1970) 539 Betty gave her the full treatment about the washer and dryer and disposal. 1973 Washington Post 13 Jan. e3/2 (advt.) Each condominium comes equipped with an all electric kitchen, including dish-washer, frost-free refrigerator, range and disposal. 1986 Cambridge (Mass.) Chron. 6 Mar. 10 (advt.) Wiring for elec. dryers, outlets, switches, ranges and disposals. 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