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• Trifles — is a one act play by Susan Glaspell. Her short story, A Jury of Her Peers , was adapted from the play a year after its debut. It was first performed by the Provincetown Players at the Wharf Theatre in Provincetown, Massachusetts on August 8, 1916 …   Wikipedia

• fuss — fusser, n. /fus/, n. 1. an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby. 2. an argument or noisy dispute: They had a fuss about who should wash dishes. 3. a complaint or… …   Universalium

• quibble — I n. a minor quibble II v. (D; intr.) to quibble about, over; with (to quibble about trifles) * * * [ kwɪb(ə)l] over with (to quibble about trifles) (D; intr.) to quibble about a minor quibble …   Combinatory dictionary

• fuss — I. n. Ado, bustle, fidget, hurry, worry, flurry, stir, excitement, agitation, to do, pucker (colloq.), much ado about trifles or about nothing. II. v. n. 1. Bustle, be in a fidget, make much ado about trifles or about nothing, be in a stew or… …   New dictionary of synonyms

• stick|le — «STIHK uhl», verb, led, ling, noun. –v.i. 1. to make objections about trifles; contend or insist stubbornly: »Flying for life, one does not stickle about his vehicle (Thomas Carlyle). 2. to feel difficulties about trifles; have objections;… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fuss — (f[u^]s), n. [Cf. {Fusome}.] 1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. Byron. [1913 Webster] Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• out — /owt/, adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner. 2. away from one s home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town. 3. in or into the outdoors: to… …   Universalium

• quiddle — I. v. n. Dawdle, waste time in trifles, be busy about trifles. II. n.; (also quiddler) Trifler, dawdler …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Fair use — is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as use for scholarship or review. It provides for the legal, non licensed citation or… …   Wikipedia

• List of terms used for Germans — There are many alternative ways to describe the people of Germany, though in English the official designated nationality as well as the standard noun is German. (see also demonym). During the early Renaissance, German implied that the person… …   Wikipedia

• out — /aʊt / (say owt) adverb 1. forth from, away from, or not in a place, position, state, etc.: out of order. 2. away from one s home, country, etc.: *Down by the store a camel train was just setting out loaded with the quarterly supplies of a… …