la curiosidad mató al gato

Phonetic: "/ˌkjʊəɹɪˈɒsɪti/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: (uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.

Definition: A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.

Example: He put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.

Definition: Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

Phonetic: "/kɪld/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Example: Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.

Definition: To render inoperative.

Example: He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

Definition: To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

Example: My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.

Definition: To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

Example: That joke always kills me.

Definition: To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

Example: These tight shoes are killing my feet.

Definition: To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

Example: It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries.

Definition: To use up or to waste.

Example: He told the bartender, pointing at the bottle of scotch he planned to consume, "Leave it, I'm going to kill the bottle."

Definition: To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Example: Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.

Definition: To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.

Example: The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.

Definition: To force a company out of business.

Definition: To produce intense pain.

Example: You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.

Definition: To punish severely.

Example: My parents are going to kill me!

Definition: To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

Definition: To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

Definition: To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

Definition: To cause to assume the value zero.

Definition: (IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

Definition: To deadmelt.

Phonetic: "/kɪld/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: (of steel) deoxidized

Phonetic: "/ði/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

Example: It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.

Definition: With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the.

Example: I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.

Phonetic: "/kat/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An animal of the family Felidae:

Definition: A person:

Definition: A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.

Definition: Short form of cat-o'-nine-tails.

Definition: A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").

Definition: The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").

Definition: The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

Definition: A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

Definition: A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

Definition: A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.

Phonetic: "/kat/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

Definition: To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

Definition: To vomit.

Definition: To go wandering at night.

Definition: To gossip in a catty manner.