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1 singular
'siŋɡjulə1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) entall, singularis; entalls-2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) entallunderligIsubst. \/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə\/(grammatikk, forkortes sing.) entall, singularisIIadj. \/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə\/1) (grammatikk, forkortes sing.) singularis-, entalls-2) uvanlig, særegen, enestående3) eiendommelig, særegen, besynderlig4) alene (i sitt slag), som skiller seg ut fra andreall and singular (jus, gammeldags) alle og enhver, hver og en, det hele og hver enkelt -
2 data
(or noun singular facts or information (especially the information given to a computer): All the data has/have been fed into the computer.) data, informasjon, materiale- database- data-processingsubst. \/ˈdeɪtə\/, \/ˈdɑːtə\/, amer. også \/ˈdætə\/1) ( EDB) data, informasjon(er), opplysning(er)2) (vitenskapelig) materiale -
3 headquarters
noun singular or plural ((often abbreviated to HQ ei 'kju: noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization: During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.) hovedkvarter/-kontoreadquarters) \/ˌhedˈkwɔːtəz\/, \/ˈhedˌkwɔːtəz\/1) (militærvesen, politi) hovedkvarter2) hovedsete, hovedkontor, sentralat headquarters i hovedkvarteret, ved hovedkontoret -
4 rearguard
noun singular or noun plural (the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). baktroppsubst. \/ˈrɪəɡɑːd\/1) ( militærvesen) baktropp2) (militærvesen, gammeldags) arriéregarde3) ryggdekningrearguard action ( militærvesen) retrettkamp, oppholdende strid under tilbaketrekning -
5 steelworks
noun plural or noun singular (a factory where steel is made.) stålverksubst. \/ˈstiːlwɜːks\/( tar verb i entall) stålverk -
6 waterworks
noun plural or noun singular (a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.) vannverksubst. (i flertall: waterworks) \/ˈwɔːtəwɜːks\/1) vannverk2) (britisk, hverdagslig) vannlatingturn on the waterworks (hverdagslig, om å gråte) åpne kranen, begynne å grine -
7 hearts
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the two of hearts.) hjerterhjerter -
8 spades
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the ten of spades.) sparspar -
9 clubs
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover: the six of clubs.) kløver -
10 diamonds
noun plural ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the five of diamonds.) ruter -
11 doubles
noun singular (or noun plural in tennis etc, a kind of match with two players on each side: I enjoy playing doubles; ( also adjective) a doubles match.) double -
12 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) singles; single-2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) enslige; enslig- -
13 works
noun singular or noun plural (a factory etc: The steelworks is/are closed for the holidays.) -verk, fabrikk -
14 bionics
(the use of biological principles in the design of computers etc.) bionikk- bionicsubst. \/baɪˈɒnɪks\/( tar verb i entall) bionikk (studium av naturen for å finne prinsipper som kan utnyttes teknisk) -
15 bowls
noun singular (a game played on a smooth green with bowls having a bias: a game of bowls.) utebowlingsubst. \/bəʊlz\/( tar verb i entall) forklaring: en type bowling på gress -
16 ceramics
noun singular (the art of pottery.) keramikkkeramikksubst. \/səˈræmɪks\/, \/kəˈræmɪks\/1) ( tar verb i entall) keramikk(håndverk)2) ( tar verb i flertall) keramikk, leirgods -
17 crossroads
noun singular (a place where two or more roads cross or meet: At the crossroads we'll have to decide which road to take.) veikryss, skillevei, korsveiveikrysssubst. \/ˈkrɒsrəʊdz\/ ( tar verb i entall)1) veikryss2) ( overført) korsveibe at a crossroads ( overført) ståd ved en korsvei, måtte foreta et viktig valg -
18 darts
noun singular (a game in which darts are thrown at a board (dart-board) which has a series of numbers on it by which one scores: a game of darts; ( also adjective) a darts match.) pilkasting, pilespillsubst.(tar verb i entall, spill) dart, pilkastingspille dart \/ kaste pil -
19 dynamics
noun singular (the science that deals with movement and force.) dynamikkdynamikksubst. flt. \/daɪˈnæmɪks\/, \/dɪˈnæmɪks\/1) (fysikk, tar verb i entall) dynamikk2) (overført og musikk, tar verb i flertall) dynamikk -
20 gasworks
noun singular (a place where gas is made: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.) gassverksubst. (flertall: gasworks) \/ˈɡæswɜːks\/( tar verb i entall) gassverk
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