Term: borrowing: the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: beading: ornamentation with beads
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: mantle: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: livingstone daisy: low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: alkalimetry: volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: sticky geranium: geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: oyster crab: tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: german cockroach: small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: toy industry: an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: american hop: native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
Broader: appropriation: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | Unrelated: anoxia: severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues