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1 add
æd1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) tilsette, legge til2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) addere3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) tilføye4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) øke, gjøre større•- addition- additionaltilføyeverb \/æd\/1) legge til, tilføye, legge på2) blande i3) addere, summereadd in regne med, inkludere, medregne(to) add to it all til alt overmåladd to somebody's grief legge sten til byrdenadd two and two ( også overført) legge sammen to og todet stemmer ikke \/ det rimer ikke \/ det gir ingen meningadd up to beløpe seg til, utgjøre ( hverdagslig) resultere i, medføre( overført) bety, gå ut på -
2 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) ild, fyr, brann, bål2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) varmeapparat, ovn, kamin3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) ild4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) glød5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) (under) ild2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) brenne2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) sette fast i, oppildne3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) fyre av, skyte4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) løsne skudd, fyre, skyte5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) sikte mot, skyte6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) gi sparken•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under firebrann--------bål--------flamme--------fyr--------fyre--------varmeIsubst. \/ˈfaɪə\/1) ild, bål, varme, fyr2) ild (i ildsted), kaminild, bål3) ildebrann, brann4) ( militærvesen) ild, skuddløsning5) skinn (som av ild), glans6) feber7) ( overført) flamme, ild, hete, glød, entusiasme, inspirasjonbe on fire brenne, stå i lys lue( overført) være i fyr og flammebetween two fires ( også overført) under dobbelt ildbe under fire bli beskutt ( overført) være i ilden, være utsatt for kritikkcatch fire eller take fire ta fyr, bli brann, begynne å brenne, antennes, flamme oppeyes full of fire glødende øynefire! ilden er løs! ( militærvesen) gi ild!, fyr!fire and brimstone alle helvetes kvalerget on like a house on fire se ➢ house, 1go through fire and water for gå gjennom ild og vann forhave fire in one's belly ( overført) være i fyr og flammelight the fire tenne ilden, tenne båletmake a fire gjøre opp ildopen fire ( militærvesen) åpne ild åpen ildplay with fire ( spesielt overført) leke med ildenpour oil on the fire eller add fuel to the fire puste til ilden, fyre opp underput something to fire and sword herje, plyndre og brenneset fire to eller set on fire tenne fyr på, tenne på, antenne, sette fyr påstrike fire slå ildwhere's the fire? hvor brenner det? ( overført) hva er det som er galt?IIverb \/ˈfaɪə\/1) avfyre, fyre av (også overført), løsne skudd, skyte, brenne av2) sprenge3) antenne, sette fyr på, tenne fyr på4) ( hverdagslig) sparke, gi avskjed5) steke, brenne (tegl), tørke• fire tea6) ( veterinærfag) brenne7) mate (en dampkjele e.l.)8) ( overført) fyre opp (under), egge, stimulere, sette i brann, fylle9) ta fyr, tenne (om motor)10) bli het, bli rød, rødmefire a salute saluttere, gi salutt, avgi salutt, skyte saluttfire at skyte motfire away sette i gang, begynne skyte bort, skyte seg tom forfired case tom patronhylsefire off fyre av, løsne skudd, brenne avfire on skyte påfire somebody's imagination stimulere noens fantasi -
3 make
meik 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) lage, skape, forme2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) tvinge, få til å3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) gjøre4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tjene, innbringe5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) være, utgjøre6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) bli7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) anslå8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) gjøre til, utnevne9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) gjøre, komme med2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merke, fabrikat, modell- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up tobygge--------gjøre--------lage--------merke--------nå--------produsere--------rekke--------skape--------utgjøreIsubst. \/meɪk\/1) merke, fabrikat2) arbeid, tilvirkning, form, støpning (om person), stil, typeon the make ( om sosial mobilitet) på vei oppover på sjekkerenput the make on (amer.) forsøke å sjekke oppII1) lage, tilberede, fremstille, produsere, skape, danne2) ( om klær e.l.) sy, strikke3) ( om noe skriftlig) skrive4) ( om seng) re (opp)5) ( med adjektiv) gjøre, få til å bli6) gjøre til, utnevne til, utpeke til7) tvinge til, få til, la8) tjene, tjene inn, innbringe9) bli, være, danne, utgjøre10) ( om beregning eller tolkning) anslå til, tolke som, forstå som• what do we make of this?11) fastsette til, bestemme til, sette til, beramme til12) ( om distanse) tilbakelegge, kjøre, gå13) nå (i tide), rekke, komme frem til14) (amer., hverdagslig) bli, avansere til15) ( om tidevann) komme inn, sette inn, tiltabe as... as they make them være så...som man kan få blittbe made of money ( hverdagslig) være laget av pengerbe made up of bestå avhave (got) it made ( hverdagslig) være sikret suksessmake after ( gammeldags) sette etter, følge ettermake against være en ulempe for, tale imotmake as if eller make as though late som om, gjøre mine til å...make a speech holde en talemake at løpe motangripe, slå etter, hytte tilmake away stikke, dramake away with stikke av med, forsvinne medgjøre ende på, kvitte seg med, rydde av veien, ta livet avmake believe late sommake do klare seg, greie segmake do and mend klare seg med det man harmake down clothes ( hverdagslig) sy om klærmake for søke seg til, dra til, styre mot, begi seg til, gå til, skynde seg til, løpe motoverfalle, angripe, gå løs påfremme, bidra til, støtte, lede tilmake good innfri, virkeliggjøre, gjøre alvor av, gjennomføreholde\/innfri et løftekomme seg unna\/unnslippe(amer.) godtgjøre, erstatte, dekke, gjøre opp for (seg), betale for seg( hverdagslig) lykkes, gjøre det bra, ha hellet med seg, gjøre suksess, gjøre det stort• he went to Canada, where he soon made goodhan dro til Canada, hvor han raskt gjorde suksessmake into ( om forandring) gjøre (om) til, forvandle til, omarbeide tilmake it lykkes, klare segmake it up (with) forsones (med), bli venner igjen (med), gjøre opp (med)make it with somebody ( slang) ligge med noenmake light of bagatellisere, ta lett på, slå bortmake like (amer.) late sommake off stikke av, rømmemake or break være eller ikke være, briste eller bæremake out skrive ut, utstedetyde, oppfatte, skjelne, seforstå, fatte, begripe, forstå seg på, bli klok påpåstå, hevde, fremstille som, gi seg ut forklare seg, lykkes, trivesmake peace slutte fredmake short of long kort sagtmake someone's day gi noen en fin dag, gi noen en minneverdig dag gjøre noen glad, glede noenmake the most of få mest mulig ut av, utnytte så godt som mulig, dra størst mulig nytte av, gjøre (et) stort nummer (ut) avmake time finne tid, ta seg tidmake time with (amer.) flørte medmake to gjøre tegn til å...make towards gå til, føre til, lede til, styre mot, begi seg til, skynde seg til, løpe motmake up utgjøre, danne, skape sette sammen, lage (i stand), sette opp, opprette, skrivefinne på, dikte opp, lyve opplage (i stand), tilberede, gjøre ferdig, sette sammen, røre sammenpakke innsminke, maskere (teater)gjøre opp, avsluttefylle ut, komplettere, dekke(amer., universitet) gå om igjen, kontinuere, ta (om) igjen ( typografi) brekke om gjøre opp, bli venner igjenmake up (for) erstatte, godtgjøre, ta igjen, oppveiemake up one's mind bestemme segmake up to somebody smiske for noen -
4 taste
teist 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) smake (av)2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) smake på3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) smake (av)4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) spise, smake5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) smake2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) smak2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) smak; bouquet3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) smaksprøve4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) smak5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) god smak•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastinesssmak--------smakeIsubst. \/teɪst\/1) smak, smakssans2) bismak3) forsmak4) ( overført) smak, sanshun har dyr smak \/ hun har dyre interesser5) smaksretning, mote6) smaksprøve, smakebit7) klunk, dråpe, skvettarbiter of taste se ➢ arbitera bad\/bitter\/nasty taste in the mouth ( også overført) en vond smak i munnen, en ubehagelig ettersmakbe to everyone's taste falle i smak hos alle bli satt pris på av allebe to somebody's taste falle i noens smak, være i noens smakeach to his taste eller everyone to his taste hver og en har sin smakgive somebody a taste of the whip la noen få smake piskenhave a taste of ha en (for)smak av smake tilin bad taste smakløs(t), usmakeligtaktløs(t)kritikkløs(t)in good taste smakfull(t) taktfull(t)a matter of taste en smakssaka taste for smak for, smak påtastes smak, interesse smak og behagto taste etter behag, etter smakIIverb \/teɪst\/1) smakejeg har ingen smak for tiden \/ jeg har mistet smakssansen for tiden2) smake av, smake på, prøvesmake, kjenne smaken av• can you taste anything special?3) få smake (på), få prøve (på), erfare4) få smak(en) på, få sans(en) for, liketaste blood få blod på tanntaste of smake (av), ha en (bi)smak avdet smaker salt \/ det har en (bi)smak av salt -
5 weigh
wei 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) veie, få veid2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) veie3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) tynge ned, knuge•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) feste vekt/lodd på2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) tynge, gjøre tung•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh upbetrakte--------veieverb \/weɪ\/1) veie2) ( overført) (over)veie, bedømme, vurdere3) tynge, utstyre med tyngde, gjøre tyngre4) ( sjøfart) lette (anker)5) ( overført) være viktig, spille en rolle, være utslagsgivendeweigh against veie (opp) mot, sammenlikne medtale motweigh anchor ( sjøfart) lette ankerweigh down ( overført) tynge (ned), trykke nedtynge, presse nedweigh down the scale ( overført) avgjøre, gjøre utslagetweigh heavily against tale sterkt motweigh heavily on ( overført) trykke, hvile tungt på, tyngeweigh heaviliy (with) ( overført) veie tungt (hos), bety mye (for), spille en avgjørende rolle (for)weigh in ( sport) veie inn (om bokser før en kamp, om jockey etter løp) ( hverdagslig) blande seg inn i, gripe inn, stille oppweigh on (overført, også) tyngeweigh one's words veie sine ordweigh out veie opp• did you weigh out the butter?( sport) veie, bli veid (om bokser før en kamp)weigh together ( overført) veie mot hverandre, sammenlikneweigh up bedømme, beregne, avveieweigh upon ( overført også) tyngeweigh well tenke seg nøye omweigh with veie (opp) mot, sammenlikne med -
6 insult
1. verb(to treat (a person) rudely or contemptuously: He insulted her by telling her she was not only ugly but stupid too.) fornærme, krenke, håne2. noun((a) comment or action that insults: She took it as an insult that he did not shake hands with her.) fornærmelse, krenkelsefornærmeIsubst. \/ˈɪnsʌlt\/fornærmelse, uforskammethet, krenkelse, hånadd insult to injury gjøre vondt verre, legge sten til byrdentake an insult lying down eller sit down under an insult (stilltiende) finne seg i en fornærmelse, (stilltiende) svelge en fornærmelseIIverb \/ɪnˈsʌlt\/fornærme, krenke, håne -
7 amount
1. verb( with to)1) (to add up to: The bill amounted to $15.) beløpe seg til, komme på2) (to be equal to: Borrowing money and not returning it amounts to stealing.) være jevngodt med/det samme som, bety2. noun(a quantity, especially of money: a large amount of money in the bank.) sum, beløpbeløp--------mengde--------sumIsubst. \/əˈmaʊnt\/1) beløp, (slutt)sum• she bought furniture to the amount of £20002) mengde, masse, kvantitetdet (ekstra) bryderiet dette medfører\/medførte3) omfang, innhold, verdi• the amount of her remarks was that...budskapet hennes var egentlig at...any amount hvor lenge som helst, så mye som muligany amount of en mengde, en masse (med), massevis, haugevisno amount of uansett hvor mye, ingentingIIverb \/əˈmaʊnt\/bare i uttrykkamount to beløpe seg til, bli (til sammen)• the bill amounted to £100komme opp i, dreie seg om( overført) være det samme som, innebære, betyvære verdbli -
8 harmonize
1) (to sing or play musical instruments in harmony.) harmonisere, bringe i harmoni2) (to add different parts to (a melody) to form harmonies.) harmonisere3) (to (cause to) be in harmony or agreement: The colours in this room harmonize nicely.) avstemme, harmonere medverb \/ˈhɑːmənaɪz\/ eller harmonise1) harmonere, stemme overens, passe sammen, stå til2) leve i harmoni, leve i fordragelighet3) ( musikk) harmonisere, sette akkorder til, gjøre harmonisk4) ( overført) bringe i harmoni, bringe i samklang -
9 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) stabel, bunke, haug2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) formue; haugevis med2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) stable, dynge- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) påle, pælIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) lobunke--------dynge--------haug--------hop--------påleIsubst. \/paɪl\/1) stabel, bunke, haug, såte2) (hverdagslig, om mengde eller nummer) bunke, mengde, masse, haug3) (stort) bygningskompleks, stor bygning, høy bygning4) formue, mye penger, store penger5) likbål6) ( elektronikk) element, batteri7) (fysikk, gammeldags) reaktor8) ( på mynt) bakside, revers9) (gammeldags, kull) mile10) (mekanikk, metall) pakettmake a\/one's pile tjene store penger, tjene masse penger, håve inn penger, tjene en formueIIsubst. \/paɪl\/1) ( på dyr) hår, bunnhår, pels, dun, ull2) ( på tøy e.l.) loIIIsubst. \/paɪl\/1) påle, pæl, søyle2) ( på gress) blad3) ( heraldikk) spiss, kileIVverb \/paɪl\/1) stable, legge i en haug2) lasse på, laste, lesse• pile more wood on, please3) overfylle, belesse, proppe full4) samle seg, hope seg opp5) velle, presse seg6) (mekanikk, metall) paketterepile arms ( militærvesen) koble geværer, sette geværer sammen (i pyramide)be piled with være (over)lesset medpile it on legge på, overdrive, smøre for tykt påpile on the agony ( hverdagslig) beskrive\/gjøre en trist situasjon enda tristerepile up stable opp hope seg opp, samles (sjøfart, hverdagslig) gå på grunn, strande -
10 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) kvalifisere (seg)2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) kvalifisere seg, bestå eksamen3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) kvalifisere seg, bli tatt ut4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) bestemme•- qualified
- qualifyingkvalifisereverb \/ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ\/1) kvalifisere, gjøre kvalifisert, berettige, godkjenne2) utdanne (seg), kvalifisere (seg)3) modifisere, begrense, innskrenke4) ( gammeldags) mildne, dempe5) ( grammatikk) bestemme, stå som bestemmelse til6) betegne, karakterisere7) ( gammeldags) spe ut, blande utqualify as utdanne seg til\/somqualify for gjøre kvalifisert som, kvalifisere seg tilhun har kvalifisert seg til verdensmesterskapet berettige til, være berettiget til, oppfylle kravene tilqualify something as ( gammeldags) karakterisere noe som -
11 sauce
so:s(a usually thick liquid that is poured over other food in order to add moisture and flavour: tomato sauce; an expert at making sauces.) saus- saucy- saucily
- sauciness
- saucepankrydder--------sausIsubst. \/sɔːs\/1) saus2) ( overført) krydder3) ( hverdagslig) nesevishet, uforskammethet, frekkhet• none of your sauce!• what sauce!4) (amer. også) mos, syltetøyhunger is the best sauce hunger er den beste kokk(what's) sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander eller what's good for the goose is good for the gander det som gjelder for den ene, gjelder også for den andreIIverb \/sɔːs\/1) helle saus over, smakstilsette med saus2) sause, smøre inn3) krydre, gjøre pikant4) mildne5) ( hverdagslig) være nesevis mot, være uforskammet mot -
12 solvent
'solvənt 1. adjective(having enough money to be able to pay all one's debts.) betalingsdyktig2. noun(a substance, eg petrol, that dissolves grease etc.) løsemiddelIsubst. \/ˈsɒlv(ə)nt\/1) ( kjemi) løsningsmiddel, løsemiddel2) ( overført) løsningbe a solvent for løse oppIIadj. \/ˈsɒlv(ə)nt\/1) ( kjemi) (opp)løsende, løsnings-2) ( handel) solvent, betalingsdyktig3) ( overført) befriende, forløsende -
13 tablespoonful
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14 teaspoonful
noun (an amount that fills a teaspoon: two teaspoonfuls of salt.) teskjesubst. (flertall: teaspoonfuls eller teaspoonsful) \/ˈtiːspuːnfʊl\/teskje (som mål) -
15 woe
wəu((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) elendighet, smerte, sorg- woeful- woefully
- woefulness
- woebegonesmerte--------sorgIsubst. \/wəʊ\/(poetisk, spøkefullt) sorg, bedrøvelse, elendighet• she writes about poverty, illness and other woeshun skriver om fattigdom, sykdom og annen elendigheta tale of woes tragisk beretning, lidelseshistorie klagesang• not that old tale of woes again!tender woes kjærlighetskvalervale of woe jammerdalwoe betide someone eller woe to someone ve den, stakkars denwoe is me akk og vewoes problemer, lidelse• to add to his woes, he lost his jobfor å gjøre situasjonen enda verre, mistet han jobbenklaging, jamringwoe worth forbannet væreIIinterj. \/wəʊ\/(gammeldags, litterært) ve, akk -
16 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) slå på2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) ta på seg3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) sette opp; legge på (seg)4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) sette opp, oppføre5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) sette opp (ekstra avganger)6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) sette opp; skape seg7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) vedde på
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add-on — ˈadd on noun [countable] 1. MARKETING a product that is sold to be used with another product: • You can have legal insurance as an add on to a household policy. 2. COMPUTING a piece of equipment or software that you connect to a computer, usually … Financial and business terms
add — 1 Add, sum, total, tot, cast, figure, foot share the meaning to find or represent the amount reached by putting together arithmetically a series of numbers or quantities, and are commonly followed by up. Add is both the common and the technical… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Add — Add, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Added}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adding}.] [L. addere; ad + dare to give, put. Cf. {Date}, {Do}.] 1. To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on). [1913 Webster] The Lord shall add to me another son. Gen.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
add insult to injury — 1. To treat an affronted person with further indignity 2. To make matters worse • • • Main Entry: ↑insult * * * add insult to injury phrase to make a bad situation even worse, especially by treating someone very badly To add insult to injury,… … Useful english dictionary
ADD — is a three letter acronym that may refer to:* Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, previously known as Attention Deficit Disorder. * Adderley Park railway station, United Kingdom, from its National Rail code * Administration on Developmental … Wikipedia
Add-on — may refer to: * Add on (Mozilla), a software bundle that allows the user to extend and customize Mozilla based applications. ** Mozilla Add ons, the official Mozilla Foundation website that acts as a repository for add ons for Mozilla based… … Wikipedia
add-on — n 1.) something extra that is added to an existing plan, agreement, law etc add on to ▪ We bought legal protection as an add on to our home insurance policy. 2.) a piece of equipment that you connect to a computer to improve its performance ▪ an… … Dictionary of contemporary English