victory, triumph
(noun) a successful ending of a struggle or contest; “a narrow victory”; “the general always gets credit for his army’s victory”; “clinched a victory”; “convincing victory”; “the agreement was a triumph for common sense”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
victory (countable and uncountable, plural victories)
(countable) An instance of having won a competition or battle or succeeded in an effort.
(uncountable) The condition of having succeeded in a conflict or other effort.
(countable) A winged figure representing victory, common in Roman official iconography. See Winged victory.
• triumph
• win
• to win
• defeat
• loss
victory (third-person singular simple present victories, present participle victorying, simple past and past participle victoried)
(rare) To achieve a victory
Victory (plural Victorys)
(uncountable) The 48th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
A surname.
• (sura): Conquest
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Victory is the 12467th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2490 individuals. Victory is most common among White (79.16%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Vic"to*ry, n.; pl. Victories. Etym: [OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.]
Definition: The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of Ant: defeat. Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 54. God on our side, doubt not of victory. Shak. Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to the counsels, of a nation. Bolingbroke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
