"Perverse" is a word in ENGLISH

Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and …

-an - A suffix which goes to form nouns, adjectives, and verbs, and conveys the fundamental meaning of "the place …

butóng-bútong - Dim. and Freq. of bútong. Also: A kind of sugar-candy. It is made from thick molasses and repeatedly …

buyúy - Ignorant, uneducated, boorish. (cf. pákok, kagúng, waláy tinón-an, dílì maálam, binukídnon, umánhon, etc.). c, This letter was formerly …

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice.

Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; …

A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), …

A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice.

Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate, and hence turning brown on exposure.

The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.

The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc.,the turn or time of a player or of …

The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.

One who turns official or public business to private advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work in office, …

n. 1. back part of body. 2. the area behind someone or something. v. /MANG-:-AN/ to turn one’s back upon; …

To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to …

Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.

A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; …

Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.

Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.

The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; …