Look up rather in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rather may refer to: Ratherius, bishop of Verona Abdul Rahim Rather (born 1957), an Indian politician...

Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in...

"Rather Be" is a song by English electronic music group Clean Bandit, featuring vocals by English singer Jess Glynne. It was released on 17 January 2014...

"Rather Lie" is a song by American rapper Playboi Carti and Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was sent to US rhythmic radio as the lead single from the former's...

Rather Ripped is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Sonic Youth, released on June 13, 2006, by Geffen Records. It was the band's first album...

"Would you rather" is a conversation or party game that poses a dilemma in the form of a question beginning with "would you rather". The dilemma can be...

Rebecca Rather, known in the culinary world as "The Pastry Queen," is an American pastry chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author from Beaumont, Texas best...

"I'd Rather Pretend" is a song by Bryant Barnes originally released as the fourth track from his debut extended play, Vanity (2024) and then the twelfth...

Rather is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Frank Marshall about the journalist and news anchor Dan Rather. It premiered at the Tribeca Film...

"Rather Be Alone" is a song by German DJ Robin Schulz, Greek DJ Nick Martin and American singer Sam Martin. It was released on 13 September 2019 through...

"I'd Rather" is a song by American singer Luther Vandross. It written and produced by Shep Crawford and recorded by Vandross for his eponymous album (2001)...

"I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" is a song co-written by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first released by Bayer Sager on her 1977 debut...

Would You Rather is a 2012 American psychological horror thriller film directed by David Guy Levy and starring Brittany Snow and Jeffrey Combs. It is based...

Rather Be the Devil is the 21st instalment in the Inspector Rebus series of crime novels, published in November 2016. Rather Be the Devil topped the bestseller...

"Rather Be" is a 2014 single by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne. Rather Be may also refer to: "Rather Be" (Giveon song), 2025 "Rather Be" (The Kid...

"I'd Rather Go Blind" is a blues song written by Ellington Jordan with co-writing credits to Billy Foster and Etta James. It was first recorded by Etta...

"She'd Rather Be with Me" is a song written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon and released by the Turtles in 1967. The song was the follow-up to "Happy Together"...

Dan Rather Reports is a weekly news television show hosted by former CBS news anchor Dan Rather and airing on AXS TV from 2006 until 2013. The show premiered...

District Attorney Ralph Kennedy, whose girlfriend, a reporter named Susan Rather, is also investigating the double homicide committed by the so-called "Lakefront...

Feroz Rather is a novelist and academic who was born in Bumthan, South Kashmir but now lives in Boston. Feroz Rather studied Psychology at Aligarh Muslim...

Elizabeth "Bess" D. Rather (born 1940) is the co-founder of FORTH, Inc. and is a leading expert in the Forth programming language. She became involved...

States on 30 July 1925 by George H. Doran, New York, under the title He Rather Enjoyed It. The stories had previously appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine...

I'd Rather Be Rich is a 1964 American romantic comedy film with musical aspects directed by Jack Smight, produced by Ross Hunter and starring Sandra Dee...

Air Vice Marshal Hilal Ahmed Rather VM, VSM is a retired Indian Air Force air vice marshal from Kashmir in India. Since 2016, he served as the Indian air...

American musician from Pierce City, Missouri, best known for his 2024, "I'd Rather Overdose". Avrey Freeman was born on April 17, 1998, And was raised in rural...

I Would Rather Kill You (Korean: 차라리 죽여) is a 2025 South Korean erotic comedy drama film directed by Kim Sang-hoon, starring Kim Ju-eun, Kim Do-yeon, and...

Stormy Monday, also known as I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water, is the debut album of R&B singer Lou Rawls, released in 1962 on Capitol Records. Recorded in...

I'd Rather Write A Symphony is the sixth studio album and the second international release from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad. It was released...

J.A.R.V.I.S. (/ˈdʒɑːrvɪs/ Just a Rather Very Intelligent System) is a character voiced by Paul Bettany in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise...

"Rather Be" (stylized in all uppercase) is a song by American singer and songwriter Giveon. Released on May 16, 2025 as the second single to Beloved, an...

I'd Rather Be Baking Cookies: A Collection of Recipes from Lisa MacLeod and Friends is a cookbook written by Canadian politician Lisa MacLeod, who is the...

A Rather English Marriage is a novel by Angela Lambert, first published in 1992, and later adapted for television by Andrew Davies for the BBC. The book's...

I'd Rather Be Right is a 1937 musical with a book by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and music by Richard Rodgers. The story is...

With You", which became her final U.S. R&B Top 10 hit in early 1995. "I'd Rather Be Alone", her last chart single to date, peaked at No. 50 on the same chart...

Ratherius (887–890 AD – 974 AD) or Rathier or Rather of Verona was a teacher, writer, and bishop. His difficult personality and political activities led...

"Rather Be" is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi featuring fellow Australian rapper and singer Lithe, released on 9 January 2026 as...

the quantity and quality of traffic from unpaid (organic) search results rather than paid advertising. SEO applies to multiple search formats, including...

Dan Rather is a weekly 30-minute rundown of current events with commentary hosted by ex-CBS News lead anchor Dan Rather. It is filmed in Rather's personal...

"Rather Be" is a song by the English alternative rock band The Verve. It is the third track on their fourth studio album, Forth. The song was released...

"Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!" is a slogan that appeared in magazine, newspaper, and television advertisements for Tareyton cigarettes...

"I'd Rather Be Your Lover", Madonna "lusts after the unattainable through processes of negotiation", and lists the relationships she would rather not have:...

"I'd Rather Be with You" is the debut single by Joshua Radin, taken from his second studio album Simple Times. It was released in the US on September 30...

Captain John Taylor Rather was an American politician, Banker, and soldier, who served in several conflicts during the nineteenth century. He also was...

I'd Rather Eat Glass is the only studio album by American actress, model and singer Bijou Phillips, released on May 11, 1999, by Almo Sounds. It also remains...

Rather You Than Me is the ninth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross. It was released on March 17, 2017, through Maybach Music Group and Epic Records...

conventions of comic book art, a thought bubble reads: "I Don't Care! I'd Rather Sink — Than Call Brad For Help!" This narrative element highlights the clichéd...

This Rather Than That is an album by American jazz vibraphonist and pianist Buddy Montgomery recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label. The Allmusic review...

"I'd Rather Be Blue" (or "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)") is a song from the 1928 Warner Bros. musical film My Man, in...

The Big Interview with Dan Rather is an American television series on AXS TV, hosted by Dan Rather, in which he interviews major celebrities. In 2021...

open letter. The Gospel includes a creation myth, set of eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts", a guide to evangelizing, and discusses history and lifestyle...

I'd Rather Believe in You is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released in September 1976 by Warner Bros. Records. This album...

songs typically recorded for limited circulation or for reference use, rather than for general public release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate...

I'd Rather Be Flag-Burning is a 1994 split release between Propagandhi and I Spy. It was released on 10" vinyl by Recess Records, with two pressings of...

"I'd Rather Love You" is a song written by Johnny Duncan, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in January 1971...

I'm at Your House" – 2:31 "The Doctor" – 4:00 "Hitting You" – 3:03 "I'd Rather Be Lonely" – 2:50 "Between" – 1:27 "Talking New Bob Dylan" – 3:34 "So Many...

David Elmer "Bo" Rather (October 7, 1950 – April 2, 2018) was an American professional football player. He played college football for the University of...

Tantrum, was released in 1978, and their second, Rather Be Rockin', was released the following year. Rather Be Rockin' entered the Billboard Magazine Top...

They'd Rather Be Right (also known as The Forever Machine) is a science fiction novel by American writers Mark Clifton and Frank Riley. Two professors...

Lucia Porcher Johnson Rather (1934 - 2023) was a librarian whose work included serving as the Director of Cataloging at the Library of Congress. She received...

Reynolds (born in 1972). They are best known for their hit single "I'd Rather Jack", produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, which achieved success across...

"Rather Die Young" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album, 4 (2011). Composed by Beyoncé, Jeff Bhasker, Luke Steele...

Hitler has only got one ball, Göring has two but very small, Himmler is rather sim'lar, But poor old Goebbels has no balls at all. The opening line is...

related term "raven" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a general grouping for larger-sized species of Corvus. The collective name...

file) is specified as an absolute path (e.g. http://example.com/error.html) rather than a relative path (/error.html). This can also be done on purpose to...

interlock, and to support putting theory into practice for social justice rather than simply cataloguing individual identities. Intersectionality has heavily...

she began her career as a model. Phillips made her singing debut with I'd Rather Eat Glass (1999), and since her first major film appearance in Black and...

A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing is a non-fiction book by the physicist Lawrence M. Krauss, initially published on January...

game is a comparing card game where players compete against the dealer, rather than each other. Blackjack's immediate precursor was the English version...

"Why is there anything at all?" or "Why is there something rather than nothing?" is a question about the reason for basic existence which has been raised...

decade-long Trojan War—condensed into little more than a couple of weeks, rather than just the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in the ninth year....

Rather Good Films Ltd is an independent British film production company based in London, England. The company was formed in 2013 by Daniel-Konrad Cooper...

European Parliament documents and transcripts to gather linguistic data. Rather than translating languages directly, it first translated text to English...

Johannine epistles, the term does not refer to a single individual but rather to a category of people opposing Christ, often called deceivers or false...

God's existence, or that the absence of decisive evidence leaves disbelief, rather than the suspension of judgment, as the default attitude. Agnosticism is...

I'd Rather Be in Love prefers to "I'd Rather Be in Love", a Peter, Paul & Mary song on the 1986 album: No Easy Walk to Freedom "I'd Rather Be in Love"...

(NL)   American League team (AL) Legend Agreement between the two clubs rather than the two leagues There was no formal arrangement in place between the...

it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves. The present tense has two moods, indicative...

embedded into text. The terminal interprets these sequences as commands, rather than text to display verbatim. ANSI codes can change the color of text and...

This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love) is the fourteenth and final studio album by American singer Teddy Pendergrass. It was released by Surefire Records...

Abdul Rahim Rather (born 1944) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is currently serving as the speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative...

who have been involved in a variety of professions related to the film rather than South Indian films, see List of Hindi film families. Adivi Sesh, Actor...

democratic socialism via gradualist and reformist effort in democracies, rather than by revolutionary overthrow. It is related to radicalism, a left-wing...

Reserve teams in Spain play in the same league system as the senior team, rather than in a reserve team league. They must play at least one level below their...

bias because they are pragmatically assessing the costs of being wrong rather than investigating in a neutral, scientific way. Flawed decisions due to...

youth and moved to Los Angeles at age 16 to train professionally. However, rather than playing tennis, Ulrich began playing drums. After publishing an advertisement...

a member rather than a shareholder. Additionally, ownership is represented by a membership interest (measured in units or percentages) rather than shares...

publicly traded and privately held companies, as their ownership is private rather than governmental. Private ownership of productive assets differs from state...

distinguishes itself from competitors by emphasizing itself as a social network rather than a dating site. FetLife was launched on January 3, 2008, by John Kopanas...

"Foolproof" (with Gorgon City and Nat Dunn) 2021 — 7 — — — 33 Olympia "Rather Be with You" (featuring Crooked Colours) — — — — — — Non-album single "Waiting...

promote. Hubris is usually perceived as a characteristic of an individual rather than a group, although the group the offender belongs to may suffer collateral...

Unemployment is the state of not being in paid employment or self-employment but rather currently available for work. Unemployment is measured by the unemployment...

capacitors, supercapacitors do not use a conventional solid dielectric, but rather, they use electrostatic double-layer capacitance and electrochemical pseudocapacitance...

Top 20, reaching No. 16, with three singles subsequently released: "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy" [#62 POP, #25 AC], "Farewell Andromeda" [#89 POP, No. 20 AC]...

used as an abductive heuristic in the development of theoretical models rather than as a rigorous arbiter between candidate models. The phrase Occam's...

Reserve teams in Spain play in the same league system as their senior team rather than a separate league. Reserve teams, however, cannot play in the same...

example of disregard for the custom of xenia (guest-friend hospitality); rather than reciprocating food and drink with stories and respect, he and his fellow...

"I'd Rather Have a Love" is a song by American R&B singer Joe. It was written by Gerald Isaac, Derek "D.O.A." Allen, and Alvin Garrett for his tenth studio...

languages, but more complicated or domain-specific features were not included; rather, it included mechanisms for extending the language, allowing programmers...

Killian documents controversy and the resulting last days of news anchor Dan Rather (Robert Redford) and producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) at CBS News. Truth...

played at the Big Buzz Irish Entertainment Awards and also released their Rather Be Dreaming EP in that same year and remains one of their most popular yet...

Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton is a panel game hosted by Graham Norton on BBC America. The show features a panel of American comedians and celebrities...

18. Some writers, such as Samuel Schoenbaum, have assumed that she was rather old for an Elizabethan bride, but in fact it was normal for her contemporaries...

the Right Stuff" "Fast Food with Style." "Gotta get back to Rax." "I'd Rather Rax, Wouldn't You?" "You can eat here." Levine, D.M. (January 14, 1985)...

"Hundred Days Offensive" does not refer to a planned Allied campaign, but rather the rapid series of Allied victories. The offensive actually took 95 days...

matter, they are collected. Although kopi luwak is a form of processing rather than a variety of coffee, it is known as one of the most expensive coffees...

Thom Bell and Linda Creed except as noted: "I'm Coming Home" – 3:24 "I'd Rather Be Here with You" – 3:47 "Foolish" (T. Bell, Creed, Bruce Hawes, Joseph...

reward specifically writers who originated a film's plot and characters rather than those who wrote the dialogue and final screenplay, although Best Story...

recent interpretation has described the transition to be a gradual evolution rather than an abrupt revolution with the period being between the 13th–14th centuries...

a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by their squat bodies and adaptions for fossorial activity rather than by their ancestral...

a small retinue from his household rather than an escort of knights, presenting his victory as God's work rather than his own. Following Agincourt, Henry...

I'd Rather Lead a Band is an album by Loudon Wainwright III, released in 2020. The album has songs by Harold Arlen, Frank Loesser, Rodgers and Hart, and...

'lotus-eaters' denotes "people who spend their time indulging in pleasure and luxury rather than dealing with practical concerns". In English, the lotus-eaters (Ancient...

fantasy is usually set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the "real" or "primary" world. This secondary world is usually internally...

creation of a new kind of epic, one suitable for English, Christian morality rather than polytheistic Greek or Roman antiquity. This intention is indicated...

The John Daniel Rather House (also known as Locust Hill) is a historic residence in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States. The house was built in 1823 by William...

Previous weeknight anchors have included Douglas Edwards, Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Connie Chung, Bob Schieffer, Russ Mitchell, Katie Couric, Harry Smith,...

archaeological cultures rather than named nations or individuals. Restricted to material processes, remains, and artefacts rather than written records,...

Socrates was treated unfairly by Athens, and sought to prove his point of view rather than to provide an impartial account. The result, said Schleiermacher, was...

gēbì (戈壁) is used to refer to rocky, semi-deserts such as the Gobi itself rather than sandy deserts. The Gobi measures 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from southwest...

Love, a Rather Bad Idea is a 2010 novel written by Anirban Mukherjee, an alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Calcutta. It is a contemporary take on the young...

relatively easily composite 3D animated visual effects (VFX) into their film, rather than using practical effects. Computer animation can be very detailed 3D...

these fields aims to gain a deeper understanding of subjective experience, rather than focusing on behavior. Phenomenology is contrasted with phenomenalism...

into the room. Thus, the fourth wall is an imagined theatrical convention rather than a tangible feature of set design. Actors ignore the audience, focus...

dew point is called the frost point, as frost is formed via deposition rather than condensation. In liquids, the analog to the dew point is the cloud...

is known as a writing system. In some rare cases, writing may be tactile rather than visual. The cognitive and social activity of writing involves neuropsychological...

State – Huntsville. Contrary to a popular joke—repeated by alumnus Dan Rather in his 1978 autobiography, The Camera Never Blinks—the school was never...

Monotremata. They are the only mammals still in existence which lay eggs, rather than bearing live young. The five extant monotreme species are the platypus...

I'd Rather Go Blonde is Irish singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy’s eighth studio album. The album features eleven tracks, nine of which were written by McEvoy...

Rome Rather Than You (Arabic: روما ولا نتوما, romanized: Rūmā wa-lā ntumā; French: Rome plutôt que vous) is a 2006 Algerian-French-German drama film directed...

"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher", "We're All Alone", "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" and the theme song for the 1983 James Bond film...

time, Hart was not attempting to rank on "greatness" as a criterion, but rather whose actions most changed the course of human history. Hart was an American...

etc". At this time, universities did not specialize in specific areas, but rather trained students in a broad array of science, philosophy, and theology....

conceived as innocent victims being targeted for their ethnic identity alone rather than for any political reason. Genocide is widely considered to be the epitome...

Afghan heroin, which they transported across Europe to sell to local gangs, rather than directly on the streets. Over the years, many Russian gangsters evolved...

Image Comics, which started a wave of comic books owned by their creators rather than by publishers. The first book published by Image Comics was Liefeld's...

Canadian black comedy horror film Smash Cut and the horror film Would You Rather. In 2011, she played a fictionalized version of herself in the HBO comedy-drama...

philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. Kintsugi became closely associated with ceramic...

appealing to a general audience, rather than to a particular sub-culture or ideology, and an emphasis on craftsmanship rather than formal "artistic" qualities...

false belief that the successes in a group have some special property, rather than just a coincidence, as in correlation "proves" causality. The parapsychology...

"A National Disgrace", episode #617 of Dan Rather Reports, is a two-hour television report about the Detroit Public Schools (DPS), in Detroit, Michigan...

Abdul Rahim Rather (born 1957) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was an MLA from Kokernag Assembly constituency in Anantnag district....

misconceptions is phrased as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than explicitly stated. These entries are concise summaries, and the main...

official military. Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests. Beginning in the 20th century, mercenaries...

Romani-derived vocabulary, which are known by linguists as Para-Romani varieties rather than dialects of the Romani language itself. The differences between the...

latitude from stellar measurements rather than solar altitude and determining longitude by timings of lunar eclipses, rather than dead reckoning. In the 1st...

power series. Generating functions are often expressed in closed form (rather than as a series), by some expression involving operations on the formal...

"I'd Rather Be Dead (Than Be with You)" is a 2013 single by Scottish Indie rock band Glasvegas. It was released on 25 March 2013. It is the first single...

depending on any other variable in the scope of the experiment in question. Rather, they are controlled by the experimenter. In mathematics, a function is...

1998 production of his life story. "I'd Rather Have Jesus" (1932) In 1932, Shea composed the tune to "I'd Rather Have Jesus," the words of which were written...

the lead ship will usually be followed by copies with some improvements rather than radically different versions. The improvements will sometimes be retrofitted...

of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards). Film critic Philip French...

statement about an object describes an inherent property of the object, rather than a personal perception. Moralistic fallacy – inferring factual conclusions...

malinvestment, inflation, unsustainable public debt, and prolonged business cycles rather than genuine stabilization. Macroeconomics is the study of the factors applying...

chocolate-flavoured variant of caffè latte, commonly served warm or hot in a glass rather than a mug. The name is derived from the city of Mokha in Yemen, which was...

solely concerned with this case and speak of an "exhibitionistic disorder" rather than just "exhibitionism". This is specifically an uncontrollable urge to...

emphasizes the central role of empirical evidence in the formation of ideas, rather than innate ideas or traditions. Empiricists may argue that traditions (or...

personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer. Charles Parker Jr. was born on August 29, 1920...

arena is mainly arranged and operated by families or alliances of families, rather than being organized around political parties. Contents A B C D E F G H...

both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that came to prominence in the...

issue in association football, but largely as a result of heading the ball rather than player contact. Other risk factors include being in the military (combat...

1910s and 1920s and became primarily associated with gambling enterprises rather than narcotics trafficking. Contemporary investigations and later historical...

referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate (rather than their representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum...

(hopefully not) divorce, it is this. With lyrics taking the centrestage rather than musical gymnastics, here, one of the oldest institutions in the world...

different from pubiotomy, where the pelvic bone itself is cut in two places, rather than cutting through the symphysis pubis joint. Symphysiotomy was advocated...

time—just as its creator was a play-maker rather than a dramatist and the building was a play-house rather than a theatre. The use of "drama" in a more...

sharing its avant-garde ethos and emphasis on through-composed structure rather than traditional song forms. The genre has additionally been described as...

non-Arab Muslim countries have not had given, middle, and family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughout the Arab and Muslim...

is ambiguous since it can also refer to declarative sentences themselves rather than their meanings. The term proposition also overlaps with the term judgment...

playing unusual, eccentric, or interesting characters in supporting roles rather than leading ones. The term is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation...

kingside castling) and 0-0-0 (queenside castling). O-O and O-O-O (letter O rather than digit 0) are also commonly used. A move that places the opponent's...

root beer. In the US, sarsaparilla is traditionally made with birch oil rather than the tropical plant. Smilax ornata, a perennial trailing vine with prickly...

dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Ben Jonson coined the term playwright and is the first...

became a third level administrative subdivision of the Roman Empire, or rather a subdivision of the imperial dioceses (in turn subdivisions of the imperial...

Coast hip-hop music prioritizes complex lyrics for attentive listening rather than beats for dancing. The term "East Coast hip-hop" more specifically...

content catalog of all species; the project is directed at scientists, rather than at the general public. Jimmy Wales stated that editors are not required...

player character; the story is mostly conveyed through scripted sequences rather than cutscenes. Half-Life received acclaim for its graphics, gameplay and...

resembles the earlier botanical name but is intended to be the name of a clade rather than a formal ranked name, in the sense of the ICBN. Genetic analysis carried...

relying on chemical leavening agents such as baking soda or baking powder rather than yeast, which allows it to be prepared without fermentation.[citation...

some versions, the father of one of Nausicaa's sons was Odysseus himself rather than his son Telemachus. Tischbein: Odysseus and Nausicaa (1819). Frederick...

pluralization rules, and thus interpreting the -e- as part of the stem, rather than part of the plural suffix -es. Tamales originated in Mesoamerica as...

pleasant. In a tickling situation, laughter can indicate a panic reflex rather than a pleasure response. In ancient Japan, those in positions of authority...

superhero team X-Men. In this incarnation, many of the characters are teenagers rather than adults. The series ran for a total of four seasons (52 episodes) from...

Committee, which follows a strict, transparent, and rules-based methodology rather than a subjective selection process. Requirements to be added to the index...

resulting in the distribution of their estate under statutory intestacy laws rather than by their expressed wishes. Alternatively this may also apply where...

tennis or volleyball, nude sporting activities are usually recreational rather than competitive or organized.[failed verification] Recreation is any human...

"I would rather cry in a BMW" is a quotation that became an online sensation in the People's Republic of China in 2010. The old, long-familiar phrase was...

acceptance, inviting as many as possible to partake in its communities rather than adhering to strict theoretical clarity, becoming extremely diverse...

it transported, and modern historians treat these numbers as rhetorical rather than statistical. According to figures preserved in the later Arabic accounts...

geological definition, where the Caspian Sea is considered a small ocean rather than a lake, and Lake Michigan–Huron (or "Huron–Michigan") is recognized...

family has flat rather than curved backs, sloped rather than rounded shoulders, c holes rather than f holes, and five to seven rather than four strings...

the term "side" has been used. Side men do not engage in anal sex but rather enjoy non-penetrative sex. A top is usually a person who engages in the...

which, known to everyone except Owl and Eeyore, is actually Piglet's house. Rather than explain the misunderstanding, Piglet generously lets Owl have his home...

garlic, basil, and salt. It is intended to be a quick and light dish, rather than a dish in a heavy sauce. Pomodoro means 'tomato' in Italian. More specifically...

pay out returns to investors from money paid in by subsequent investors rather than from any actual profit earned from the operation of a business. Jacob...

cases. The use of jury trials, which evolved within common law systems rather than civil law systems, has had a profound impact on the nature of American...

notify users of content updates, they only include summaries in the web feed rather than the full content itself. Many news websites, weblogs, schools and podcasters...

13th century BC. It is not an adaptation of Homer's Iliad or Odyssey, but rather an original take on the Greek myths, and covers some ground only alluded...

independent. Modern practitioners predominantly consider tulpas a psychological rather than a paranormal phenomenon. The idea became an important belief in theosophy...

model in which participants earn money primarily by recruiting new members rather than by selling products or services to end consumers or by generating genuine...

As of 29 March 2018, the image there erroneously shows colour #5D4914, rather than #4A412A. "Researchers discover the ugliest color in the world: Pantone...

I Would Rather Stay Poor is a 1962 thriller novel by British writer James Hadley Chase. Dave Calvin, handsome and well built, with a charm that women would...

similar foods such as burritos, which are often much larger and rolled rather than folded; taquitos, which are rolled and fried; or chalupas/tostadas...

the matronymic Loki Laufeyjarson ('son of Laufey') in the Poetic Edda, rather than the expected traditional patronymic Loki Fárbautason ('son of Fárbauti')...

computer data center resources through machine-readable definition files, rather than via physical hardware configuration or interactive configuration tools...

cassettes, compact discs, and downloadable audio, often of poetry and plays rather than books. It was not until the 1980s that the medium began to attract...

In modern usage, encephalopathy does not refer to a single disease, but rather to a syndrome of overall brain dysfunction; this syndrome has many possible...

be considered an authoritative, comprehensive listing of all such games; rather, it is intended to represent a wide range of game styles and genres presented...

scientific knowledge: that scientific fields undergo periodic "paradigm shifts" rather than solely progressing in a linear and continuous way, and that these paradigm...

where it applies to characters controlled by the gamemaster, or referee, rather than by another player. In video games, this term usually means a computer-controlled...

in India. This count includes Mahe and Yanam, which are Census districts rather than administrative districts as well as the temporary Maha Kumbh Mela district...

Microsoft Word in that the emphasis is placed on page layout and graphic design rather than text composition and proofreading. Its discontinuation is planned for...

language or mother tongue refers to the language of one's ethnic group rather than the individual's actual first language. Generally, to state a language...

name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in all events, and also the first time the...

recipient language by being directly translated from the donor language rather than being adopted in (an approximation of) its original form. They must...

of the Belgians, possesses no physical crown, and undergoes swearing in, rather than a coronation. The monarch serves as the country's head of state, and...

teachings were often transmitted orally to a small inner circle of initiates rather than through written publications, a pattern consistent with other religious...

identity may also be used to describe a person's perception of their own sex, rather than sexual orientation. The term sexual preference has a similar meaning...

chivalry without being a knight of that order; this situation has become rather common, especially among those recognized for achievements in entertainment...

capitalised with both components written in uppercase (for example, "IJsland" rather than "Ijsland"). In other languages, such as Welsh and Hungarian, various...

pursued a Traditionalist approach. As a Carlist he remained an ideologue rather than a political protagonist. The Tejada family originated from Genoa; its...

using septa- (an elision of septua-), a Latin-derived numerical prefix, rather than hepta-, a Greek-derived numerical prefix (both are cognate), together...

CBS, Eye to Eye with Connie Chung. After her co-anchoring duties with Dan Rather ended in 1995, Chung left CBS. She eventually jumped to ABC News, where...

These tribes were linguistic or ethnic groupings of anarchic communities rather than centralized political powers; no individual chief spoke for an entire...

abundance"; it is not associated with the notion of probability or chance but rather with that of fate or divine help; a bestower of success can also be called...

conflict or piracy, directs that captured enemy combatants should be executed rather than taken prisoner. Since the Hague Convention of 1899, it is considered...

filing of a plat, legal descriptions can refer to block and lot-numbers rather than portions of sections. In order for plats to become legally valid, a...

Chinese writing; modern accounts treat the episode as a literary tradition rather than a precisely datable event. The earliest Japanese documents were probably...

sometimes used as a teether for babies. In some cultures, rusk is made of cake rather than bread: this is sometimes referred to as cake rusk. In the UK, the name...

Sengoku period. The Ōnin War grew from several interconnected disputes rather than from the Ashikaga succession alone. Rival branches of the Hatakeyama...

dictionary. Position often refers to: Position (geometry), the spatial location (rather than orientation) of an entity Position, a job or occupation Position, another...

dissipate the force of incoming waves by allowing water to flow around rather than against them, and to reduce displacement by interlocking. Tetrapods...

In most contemporary texts he is referred to by his cognomen "Maximus" rather than by his second nomen (family name) Pupienus (Classical Latin: [pupiˈenʊs])...

word bas, meaning 'low', with the attenuating suffix -et—together meaning 'rather low'. Basset Hounds are usually bicolours or tricolours of standard hound...

feeds on dead organic matter or waste by excreting chemicals to digest it, rather than eating it directly (as detritivores do). Microscopic saprotrophs are...

"Rubberband Man" in an advertising campaign for OfficeMax, Cal in Would You Rather, Darnell Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl, and Eddie on The Guest...

Electronic Publishing Inc. in May 2016. It is not an electronic journal, but rather an electronic library and search engine. SSRN was founded in 1994 by Michael...

in the Texas Air National Guard in 1972–73, allegedly typed in 1973. Dan Rather presented four of these documents as authentic in a 60 Minutes II broadcast...

settlement systems. Human settlements are created through human activity rather than natural processes and typically involve the construction of infrastructure...

figure is acting out of madness rather than calculating reason, and the consumed figure is completely lifeless rather than in clear pain. Goya had likely...

considerations. Like eternalism, determinism focuses on particular events rather than the future as a concept. Determinism is often contrasted with free...

Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, hoverflies, and blowflies, rather than larvae of the Nematocera, such as mosquitoes and crane flies. "Maggot"...

compose and edit images with the use of mathematical and geometrical commands rather than individual pixels. This software is used in creating high-definition...

tradition by insisting that applications should search for data by content, rather than by following links. The relational model employs sets of ledger-style...

interpretation of society and social institutions in terms of ethical values rather than empirical relations. Social philosophers emphasize understanding the...

epistemology" rather than a failure of primitive reasoning. That is, self-identity among animists is based on their relationships with others, rather than any...

Originally, Nightcrawler was a demon from Hell who had flubbed a mission, and rather than go back and face punishment, he decided to stay up here in the human...

outcome of an event where the pay-off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple "win or lose" outcome,[contradictory] such as fixed-odds (or...

"I'd Rather Miss You" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Texas. It was released in January 1993 as the fifth and final single from...

is teaching, rather than meeting the physical needs of children; hence a governess is usually in charge of school-aged children, rather than babies. The...

(WCS) among others. Oil prices are determined by global supply and demand, rather than any country's domestic production level, although the Organization...

sum of its parts. In Gestalt theory, information is perceived as wholes rather than disparate parts which are then processed summatively. As used in Gestalt...

strategy and resource management with real-time tactical control of battles. Rather uniquely for real-time strategy games, flanking manoeuvres and formations...

occurring in the North Pacific rather than the North Atlantic, and water density mainly being controlled by salinity rather than temperature. The K–Pg extinction...

species referred to as dewberries in North America are small, trailing (rather than upright or high-arching) brambles with aggregate fruits, reminiscent...

that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiomatic...

wickets in the final. Matches were played over 50 overs and had List A status rather than being full One Day Internationals. The sport returned to the Games'...

improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice solely as an instrument rather than a speaking medium. This is different from vocalese, which uses recognizable...

period in time. Vignettes are more focused on vivid imagery and meaning rather than plot. Vignettes can be stand-alone, but they are more commonly part...

phonetically similar to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary, rather than as the nucleus of a syllable. Examples of semivowels in English are...

state-level law enforcement agencies are called “state police” or “state patrol” rather than “highway patrol,” although these agencies often perform similar functions...

core philosophy is to manipulate the opponent's force against themselves rather than confronting it with one's own force. Jujutsu developed to combat the...

have noted that, properly speaking, arms belong to individual armigers rather than to a clan or family collectively. The Latin word armiger literally...

DOHC 4-valve design. The VK engine was originally based on Nissan's VQ V6 rather than the VH V8 used in previous Q45/Cima models. Changes include: a variable...

corpus of Dormition narratives using a rather different approach, governed primarily by language tradition rather than literary relations, and yet all agree...

a communication method where the communication is initiated by a server rather than a client. This approach is different from the "pull" method where the...

courts. New York is the only state where supreme court is a trial court rather than a court of last resort (which in New York is the Court of Appeals)...

lieutenant, the term may also be used to relate to a particular post or duty, rather than a rank. In Indonesia, "first lieutenant" is known as Letnan Satu (Lettu)...

has had a majority of Protestants. Though formally an independent city rather than a county, the City of Baltimore is considered the equal of a county...

to agriculture, see Vitis. The term grape variety refers to cultivars (rather than the botanical varieties that must be named according to the International...

language and thought as tools for prediction, problem solving, and action, rather than describing, representing, or mirroring reality. Pragmatists contend...

several parts of the country. Unlike similar religious sites, it is in a town rather than the countryside. Its reputation for ritualistic healing and exorcism...

football pundit, David Mellor, felt the selections were politically motivated rather than being made on purely footballing grounds. He suggested the geographical...

Present day philanthropy has evolved into providing long-term aid and change, rather than immediate relief. A person who practices philanthropy is a philanthropist...

have a second son, Oneiros, or to have only been Neoptolemus's nurturer (rather than his mother). Deidamia was one of King Lycomedes' seven daughters with...

milk, when taking it home to Chelsea; the papers say that Charlie's gay, rather a wilful wag!" – referred to Sir Charles Dilke's alleged heterosexual impropriety...

with the financial sector for transactions involving intangible property rather than real property. It is not usually considered to include consumption...

though pronounced as [ð] rather than [d], and ⟨η⟩ is transliterated ⟨ē⟩, though pronounced as [i] (exactly like ⟨ι⟩) rather than [e] or [ɛ], and is not...

direct address, nor to use it on its own as a title in place of a name; but rather it is used in the third person along with a name or noun to be modified...

infrastructure, allowing developers to focus on implementing business logic rather than building common functionality from scratch. Generally, a framework...

another source is the human tendency towards neighbours to "be pejorative rather than complimentary, especially where there is a real or fancied difference...

association can be a component of ad hominem arguments which attack the speaker rather than addressing the claims, but they are a distinct class of fallacious...

nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based on where they lived, rather than on their wealth. The longest-lasting democratic leader was Pericles...

behaviour or preventable circumstances rather than being truly accidental; the perception that they are accidents rather than predictable and preventable events...

intended to end an argument and bypass cognitive dissonance with a cliché rather than a point. Some such clichés are not inherently terminating and only...

worldwide. Despite the name, it does not traditionally contain pineapple; rather, the name refers to the look of the characteristic topping (which resembles...

company produces chocolate by processing cocoa beans into a product in-house, rather than melting chocolate from another manufacturer. They operate on a small...

further distances in open areas. Buteos descend or pounce on their prey rather than engaging in fast, horizontal pursuit. The terms accipitrine hawk and...

county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council member elected by voters. The title is...

will have running backstays rather than permanent backstays. The gaff enables a fore-and-aft sail to be four-sided, rather than triangular. A gaff rig...

ChromeOS, but its principal user interface is the Chromium web browser rather than the Google Chrome browser. ChromiumOS also includes the Portage package...

offer the subject pleasure or arousal through a rush of endorphins, but rather a terrified mental state which triggers a release of adrenaline. Some have...

loyalty. Malignant narcissism is conceptualized as a subcategory of NPD, rather than being recognized as a diagnostic category in any major classification...

with the difference that the city manager is a professional administrator rather than a politician. The council-manager system is similar to the typical...

Money is a means of fulfilling these functions indirectly and in general rather than directly, as with barter. Money may take a physical form as in coins...

complexity of the world by looking at it in terms of wholes and relationships rather than by splitting it down into its parts. It has been used as a way of exploring...

though today most paleontologists classify Saurischia as an unranked clade rather than an order. All carnivorous dinosaurs (certain types of theropods) are...

divided into around twenty regions. They have no government of their own, but rather serve primarily to organize the provision of provincial government services...

A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called...

private groups, usually as a means of establishment for profit or non profit, rather than being owned by the government. The private sector employs most of the...

The Theses are framed as propositions to be argued in an academic debate rather than necessarily representing Luther's opinions. They aired contemporary...

Vietnam. The panel participants were former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, former New York governor Mario Cuomo, then–Stanford...

of speech used in reference to a person who has dabbled in many skills, rather than gaining expertise by focusing on only one. In older uses of the phrase...

geometries that are non-Euclidean, in which space is conceived as curved, rather than flat, as in the Euclidean space. According to Albert Einstein's theory...

feather scaling. All bateleurs have extremely large heads for their size, rather small bills, large feet, relatively short legs, long, bow-like wings and...

used to refer to heterosexual men who are perceived to be 'effeminate' rather than strictly adhering to stereotypical masculinity standards. The term...

(usually twelve) of houses whose positions depend on time and location rather than on date. The houses of the horoscope represent different fields of...

is rendered, rather than to the service/product itself. As with ISO 9001, certification is performed by third-party organizations rather than being awarded...

life rather than the death of the deceased. In many cultures a reception is held to celebrate the life of the deceased after the funeral rather than before...

beef steak from the plate. It is long, flat, and prized for its flavor rather than tenderness. It is distinct from hanger steak (US), also called skirt...

hound. The breed does not bark in the traditional manner of most dogs, rather vocalising in an unusual, yodel-like "talking" sound, due to its unusually-shaped...

A double diminutive is a diminutive form with two diminutive suffixes rather than one. Diminutives are often employed as nicknames and pet names when...

allowing it to be used with different sizes of fastener head (nut, bolt, etc.) rather than just one fastener size, as with a conventional fixed spanner. There...

civil, police, or military services, where it refers to a senior officer rather than an investigative position. The duties and authority of the role vary...

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt formerly fielded a rather successful women's team, which was disbanded in 2006. The club was one of...

opposition to religion, secularism is concerned with minimizing its role rather than disproving it, and may be either hostile, neutral or hospitable to...

drainage now taking place underground rather than at the surface. Rift valleys arise principally from earth movements, rather than erosion. Many different types...

Then there was a period when the United States just used gold and silver, rather than paper currency. In 1812, the US began issuing Treasury Notes, although...

seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker, buying time and causing additional casualties by yielding space. Rather than defeating...

British Isles on the same day all point to the cause being a storm surge rather than a tsunami. On 30 January 1607, around noon, the coasts of the Bristol...

creation of the state, introduced to control and organize economic activity rather than arising from barter or debt. It holds that fiat currency has value...

derived from cyberpunk, but focuses on the implications of biotechnology rather than mechanical cyberware and information technology. Biopunk is concerned...

paranormal explicitly do not base their arguments on empirical evidence but rather on anecdote, testimony, and suspicion. The standard scientific models give...

a type of transactional sexual relationship for money and social status rather than love. If it turns into marriage, it is a type of marriage of convenience...

crust and preparation where the pizza is proofed and cooked in a metal pan rather than stretched to order and baked on the floor of the pizza oven. A shallow...

not need to include an oxidizer. The fuel is usually a single compound, rather than a mixture of multiple substances. Many types of thermobaric weapons...

match on the tail of the pattern rather than the head, and to skip along the text in jumps of multiple characters rather than searching every single character...

that transmits video signals to a specific set of video recording devices, rather than broadcasting the video over public airwaves. The term "closed-circuit...

sailing ship rig with sails set mainly in the median plane of the keel, rather than perpendicular to it, as on a square-rigged vessel. Fore-and-aft rigged...

researchers believe that much of the book's material came from other inmates, rather than Charrière himself. The book is probably an almost entirely fictional...

cases, conglomerates are formed for genuine interests of diversification rather than manipulation of paper return on investment. Companies with this orientation...

ascertain the nature of the heavenly bodies, rather than their positions or motions in space—what they are, rather than where they are", which is studied in...

albums since 2007's Blackbird. The album's first single, "Wouldn't You Rather", was released on June 28, 2019. A second single, "Pay No Mind", was released...

space is so named because there is typically only enough room to crawl rather than stand; anything larger than about 1 to 1.5 metres (3 ft 3 in to 4 ft...

a variation of rhyming words) that are meant to be spoken rhythmically rather than sung. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some...

is a variant of a common folktale theme in which ingenuity and trickery (rather than doggedness) are employed to overcome a stronger opponent. The story...

characteristic of all dissociative phenomena involves a detachment from reality, rather than a false perception of reality as in psychosis. The phenomena are diagnosable...

The Southern Oceanic languages are a linkage (rather than family) of Oceanic languages spoken in Vanuatu and New Caledonia. It was proposed by John Lynch...

a more traditional horizontal spit; this allows cooking over hot coals rather than electrical heaters, similar to cağ kebabı. In the Middle East, chicken...

pasta similar to fettuccine and trenette, distinguished by its elliptical rather than flat section. Around about 4 millimetres (5⁄32 in) in width, it is...

where emphasis is more on dispute resolutions or victim compensation, rather than on punishment or rehabilitation. Criminal procedure is a formalized...

a medianoche is made on soft, sweet egg dough bread similar to challah rather than on Cuban bread. Like the Cuban sandwich, the medianoche is typically...

polygenic, reflecting the small combined effects of many common variants rather than any single gene. Environmental contributors include adverse childhood...

is more or less concave (depending on the language), and is pulled down rather than back as in the palatal clicks, making a hollower sound than those consonants...

choose to fry rather than toast to avoid having to give counter or storage space to or spend money on a toaster. Proponents of frying rather than toasting...

frosting, or chocolate chips. A variation containing brown sugar and vanilla rather than chocolate in the batter is called a blond brownie or blondie. The brownie...

in achieving results, as well as the need for focus on character ethic rather than the personality ethic in selecting value systems. As named, his book...

object of worship in Hinduism usually refers to the son Vāsudeva (Krishna), rather than his father Vasudeva. Vasudeva was born to the king Shurasena in the...

discovered. Small aggregates of galaxies are referred to as galaxy groups rather than clusters of galaxies. Together, galaxy groups and clusters form superclusters...

term in rock music (although not as a description of a musical style, but rather a motorcycle). Mars Bonfire wrote "Born to Be Wild" as a ballad. Bonfire...

interaction of particles binds the particles together into a stable mass rather than by the use of a cementing substance. Embankment dams come in two types:...

Theta Delta Chi brothers refer to their local organizations as charges rather than using the common fraternity nomenclature of chapters. Theta Delta Chi...

Association's 1998 "Statement on Race" characterized race as a social construct rather than a biological reality. The word "race", interpreted to mean an identifiable...

films, many scenes set on these planets and moons were filmed on location rather than on a sound stage. For example, the resort city of Canto Bight on the...

is neither part of the ham proper nor the ankle or foot (trotter), but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone. Since this piece generally consists...

which regularly gets very high ratings, sometimes up to 20%, which is rather unusual for the broadcaster. VOX started transmitting on 25 January 1993...

makers as xylophones have bars of metal rather than of wood, and so are in organology regarded as glockenspiels rather than as xylophones. The modern western...

Rising of 1916, and encourages Irishmen to fight for the cause of Ireland, rather than for the British Empire, as so many young men were doing in World War...

Latin raptus ('seized' or 'carried off') which refers to bride kidnapping rather than the potential ensuing sexual violence. Persephone is the daughter of...

Lightning or SAAB J21—an aircraft cockpit may also be housed in a nacelle, rather than in a conventional fuselage. Like many aviation terms, the word comes...

distinct from the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which honors specific recordings rather than individuals, and the Grammy Trustees Award, which honors contributions...

philosophers believe that philosophy has no positive thesis to contribute; rather, it defuses confusions in the linguistic and conceptual frameworks of other...

and mobile games. Video games which use the D&D mechanics via the SRD rather than official license are not included on this list. The first Dungeons...

acronyms. Some examples are Gestapo rather than GSP (for Geheime Staatspolizei, 'Secret State Police'); Flak rather than FAK (for Fliegerabwehrkanone,...

digital asset that uses cryptography to control its creation and management rather than relying on central authorities. Originally designed as a medium of...

parents emigrated from Turkey in 1977, and she has described them as having a rather modern and open attitude. After completing school with excellent grades...

then within the year alphabetically by title (using the English title rather than the foreign language title if available/applicable). Books and magazines...

include various ethnic religions. Generally, these traditions are oral rather than scriptural and are passed down from one generation to another through...

doors that rotate vertically at a fixed hinge at the front of the door, rather than outward as with a conventional door. The first vehicle to feature scissor...

the United States during the Prohibition era and the mid-20th century. Rather than a single, centralized organization, the term generally refers to loose...

rinds). The version typical of New Mexico consists mostly of green chile rather than tomatillos. This green sauce comes in subtypes: cooked sauce, in which...

of the main Appalachian Mountains. The terms stem from historical usage rather than geological difference, so there is no strict dividing line between...

more as a concept rather than an entity, while the Communities remained the actual subjects of international law impersonating the rather abstract Union...

stabbing generally moves perpendicular to and directly into the victim's body, rather than being drawn across it. Stab wounds is the specific form of penetrating...

fleeing Sinope, it is more likely that Manes was part of his early life rather than a slave bought in Athens. When the slave escaped, Diogenes dismissed...

character Blade and as a being who feeds on human plasma through his hands rather than with his fangs. Jared Leto portrayed Michael Morbius in the Sony's...

is sometimes applied more broadly, as essentially a synonym for mudrock, rather than in the narrower sense of clay-rich fissile mudrock. Shale typically...

functionalism, a broader theory that defines mental states by what they do rather than what they are made of. Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts (1943) were...

chemical properties, such as volume, density, or mass. The term particle is rather general in meaning, and is refined as needed by various scientific fields...

Britain during the 1920s. Polo shirts are usually made of knitted cotton (rather than woven cloth), usually a piqué knit, or less commonly an interlock knit...

different Asian type of vermicelli made from mung bean starch or rice starch rather than rice grains themselves. Rice vermicelli is a part of several Asian...

diameter is also called the diameter. In this sense one speaks of the diameter rather than a diameter (which refers to the line segment itself), because all diameters...

variety of breakfast sandwiches derived from it, such as the McMuffin. Rather than being entirely oven-baked, they are also cooked in a griddle on the...

Accepted (2006), the sci-fi drama Another Earth (2011), the horror Would You Rather (2012), and the thriller John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019). Taylor...

religious settings. In war, defeated groups may resort to mass suicide rather than being captured. Suicide pacts are a form of mass suicide that are sometimes...

with improved ability to lead users directly to the most appropriate page rather than just a website's homepage. The upgrade marked the most significant...

that is, a small crater isn't named after a specific town on Earth, but rather its name comes at random from a pool of terrestrial place names, with some...

to and including the 16th century. In some versions, the falchion looks rather like the seax and later the sabre, and in other versions more like a machete...

Metcalfe and was first proposed in 1980, albeit not in terms of users, but rather of "compatible communicating devices" (e.g., fax machines, telephones)....

Zeppelins), blimps rely on the pressure of their lifting gas (usually helium, rather than flammable hydrogen) and the strength of the envelope to maintain their...

The acquisition of the witchcraft paintings is attributed to the duchess rather than her husband, but it is not known whether they were commissioned or...

opened and owned by Alice Waters. The restaurant emphasizes ingredients rather than technique and has developed a supply network of direct relationships...

discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature...

race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely bringing a racial minority into the majority culture. Desegregation...

scorer kicking the ball "from placement" of a teammate holding the ball rather than by individually drop-kicking the ball through the goal posts. The kicker...

account, Odysseus was advised to pass by Scylla and lose only a few sailors, rather than risk the loss of his entire ship in the whirlpool. Because of such...

following list, use for "eating" means that the fruit is consumed raw, rather than cooked. Cultivars used primarily for making cider are indicated. Those...

own life rather than violate a religious prohibition. The core principle of self-sacrifice, yehareg ve'al ya'avor ("let him be killed rather than transgress")...

mother goddess, Cybele. In some less common traditions, it is Nemesis, rather than the mortal Spartan queen Leda, who is the mother of Helen of Troy....

Hyracotherium (now strictly defined as a member of the Palaeotheriidae rather than the Equidae). Its remains have been identified in North America and...

concerns a fox that tries to eat grapes from a vine but cannot reach them. Rather than admit defeat, he states they are undesirable. The expression "sour...

genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds. The oldest remains of modern Equisetum species first appear...

the same as rice vermicelli, which is made from rice and white in color rather than clear (after cooking in water). Glass noodles are made from a variety...

theatre is not meant to refer to the scale or the scope of the work, but rather to the form that it takes. Epic theatre emphasizes the audience's perspective...

usually eaten unpolished or partially polished and has a red bran layer, rather than the more common pale brown. Red rice has a nutty flavor. It has the...

similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. Adzes have been used since the Stone Age. They are used for...

eclecticism, where the selection is based on individual merit or preference rather than an attempt to create a new unified tradition. Eclecticism was first...

survivals. As the 19th century continued, the style tended to lose its original rather austere purity in variants like the French Empire style. The term "neoclassical"...

cutting rather than holding, having a pair of stout blades, similar to scissors except that the cutting surfaces meet parallel to each other rather than...

Synoptic writers thought that they were reconfiguring memories of Jesus rather than creating theological stories, "draw[ing] on direct memories of the...

link or “shortcut” to a file is not a direct link to the data itself, but rather a reference to a hard link or another soft link. Every directory is itself...

between gaseous molecules play almost no role, non-condensable gases form rather trivial solutions. In the literature, they are not even classified as solutions...

centuries. Its existence was not based on any survey or direct observation, but rather on the idea that continental land in the Northern Hemisphere should be balanced...

"I'd Rather Sing" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter Oh Land. It is included on her sixth studio album, Loop Soup (2023), where it was released...

Labs, acquired Rather Dashing Games, a board game company based near Lexington, Kentucky, from Kalmbach Media. According to the Rather Dashing Games website...

does not name any single unified phenomenon, but rather many diverse phenomena: "postmodernisms rather than one postmodernism". The incorporation of deconstruction...

semantics, or meaning, of the information in web pages and web applications rather than merely to define its presentation or look. Semantic HTML is processed...

emphasizing the social environment on the activity of mind and behavior rather than the physiological psychology of Wilhelm Wundt and his followers. By...

conformation dog shows in some countries and is selected for appearance rather than working instinct, while the Working Kelpie is bred for its working...

phonetic or for phonemic transcription, the letter–sound correspondence can be rather loose. The IPA has recommended that more 'familiar' letters be used when...

founded in 1920. Its principal subjects are interior design and landscaping, rather than pure external architecture. The magazine is published by Condé Nast...

methodology is almost always "the principle of observing the disappearance rather than the formation of ice, that is, the melting point." For most substances...

does not refer to a member of a distinctive priesthood called priests but rather to a minister, pastor, or elder. The word presbyter etymologically derives...

tomato sauce and provel cheese, and is cut into squares or rectangles (rather than wedges). St. Louis–style pizza is available at local restaurants and...

schools which usually prepare students who aim to pursue tertiary education, rather than enter directly into the workforce. With regard to post-secondary education...

significant artifact. Buttons and button-like objects used as ornaments or seals rather than fasteners have been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization during...

most cases, nonpartisan refers specifically to political party connections rather than being the strict antonym of "partisan". In Canada, the Legislative...

sophisticated films. The trophy itself was originally a bust of Thalberg rather than the familiar Oscar statuette. However, it is still counted as an "Honorary...

state, this connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural rather than ethnic. The majority of Belgians, however, belong to two distinct linguistic...

the 1974 American film The Longest Yard, featuring association football rather than American football. Danny "The Mean Machine" Meehan is a retired footballer...

being a long drink, served with seltzer, rather than a short drink; and being garnished with an orange peel, rather than an orange slice. It is similar to...

six-pointed star that can be traced or drawn unicursally, in one continuous line rather than by two overlaid triangles. The hexagram can also be depicted inside...

price of a stock owing primarily to an excess of short selling of a stock rather than underlying fundamentals. A short squeeze occurs when demand has increased...

Company. These companies are not organic to a battalion or regiment, but rather report directly to a higher level organization such as a Marine Expeditionary...

serial number more accurately describes manufacture and product codes, rather than personnel identification. In the Canadian military, a "serial number"...

I'd Rather Suck My Thumb is the fourth album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label. The Allmusic review awarded...

ruler, as well as the subjects of the ruler, were not British subjects, but rather British protected persons. British protected states represented a looser...

"I'd Rather Ride Around with You" is a song written by Tim Nichols and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It...

French Empire. The title emphasized sovereignty vested in the French people rather than in the territory of France. The powers of the emperor differed between...

and member of the humour website B3ta. Veitch is owner of the web site RatherGood, where he showcases many of his animations. Veitch has released 3 albums...

problem of creating objects without having to specify their exact classes. Rather than by calling a constructor, this is accomplished by invoking a factory...

butterscotch brownie, is a dessert bar originating in the United States. Rather than chocolate, blondies are based on brown sugar and vanilla, making them...

often considered a form of wood flooring, although it is made from bamboo rather than timber. Solid hardwood floors are made of planks milled from a single...

Such works are usually referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than being read in its entirety. The writing style used in these works is...

limitations, rational individuals will select a decision that is satisfactory rather than optimal. Limitations include the difficulty of the problem requiring...

incline elevator in that it has two vehicles that counterbalance one another rather than independently operated cars. (Russia is a transcontinental country...

language is a programming language that is usually implemented with a compiler rather than an interpreter. Because any language can theoretically be either compiled...

reading as a method of stress management to bring about a state of ecstasy rather than trance, or to create a peaceful atmosphere in homes or other environments...

sometimes grow beyond this range, thus minor amounts of wine are made in some rather unexpected places. As of 2021, the five largest producers of wine in the...

board his vessel immediately to return home rather than being subjected to a further dose of Nestor's rather overwhelming sense of hospitality. Peisistratus...

century in volume two of Hook's Christmas Box under the title "Dub a dub dub" rather than "Rub a dub dub". It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3101. This...

Judaism as the cultural and historical experience of the Jewish people rather than a religion, and encourages Jews who are humanistic and secular to celebrate...

Because the pasta are cut from a sheet rather than extruded through a die, spaghetti alla chitarra are square rather than round in cross-section. Spaghetti...

is a collection of four Stephen King novellas with a more dramatic bent, rather than the horror fiction for which King is famous. The four novellas are...

news agency, or other news organization. They are paid for each piece rather than a fixed salary. Stringers include journalists, photographers, or videographers...

defines a city's population as the population of a city's urban population, rather than the entire population of its municipal boundaries. Shanghai Beijing...

patients spoke for themselves, rather than repeating the ideas of the analyst; they work through their own material, rather than parroting another's suggestions...

Turks and Caicos Islanders. He is a trickster who succeeds by his wits rather than by brawn, provoking authority figures and bending social mores as he...

of web pages. The web color is not used in the Dodgers' uniform but it rather resembles the lighter blue used throughout Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers were...

usually associated with a fault in a person's character or temperament rather than their morality. Synonyms for vice include fault, sin, depravity, iniquity...

ring has been replaced with an oxygen atom, making dimemebfe a benzofuran rather than tryptamine derivative. The drug has been encountered as a novel designer...

and integration of functions involving multiple variables (multivariate), rather than just one. Multivariable calculus may be thought of as an elementary...

of excessive quantities of food. Polyphagia is not a disorder by itself; rather, it is a symptom indicating an underlying medical condition. It is frequently...

preceding the Orosirian Period. These dates are defined chronometrically rather than stratigraphically. The name Rhyacian is derived from the Greek word...

expanded to contain 20 clubs, which played 38 matches against each other, rather than the 34 matches in previous seasons. Lyon won the 2002–03 Ligue 1 season...

colors. In English, the first recorded use of the term as a color name, rather than a reference to the specific substance, was in 1500. Amber is one of...

players control movement relative to the position of the player character, rather than the perspective of the game camera. Tank controls were common in 3D...

federal government and is a role which exists by constitutional convention, rather than by law. They are appointed to the role by the governor-general (the...

specifically to that within the workplace, especially when perpetrated by a group rather than an individual. Victims of workplace mobbing frequently suffer from:...

may reflect more aggressive criminal justice and zero-tolerance policies rather than changes in youth behavior. Youth violence rates in the United States...

music. Rap rock is considered to be rock music in which lyrics are rapped, rather than sung. The genre achieved its greatest success in the late 1990s and...

1960s named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Rather than inert bullets, Gyrojets fire small rockets called Microjets which have...

subject of politics is not individualism, class struggle, or nation, but rather Dasein (existence itself). In the book, Dugin states that he wishes to devise...

and concerned with identifying optimal decisions for a rational agent, rather than describing how people actually make decisions. Despite this, the field...

group in January 2019. The album was supported by its lead single, "I'd Rather See Your Star Explode", which was released on January 20, 2017. The album...

volatile ice and has little left to form a tail and coma. In a dormant comet, rather than being depleted, any remaining volatile components have been sealed...

savanna climates often feature tree-studded grasslands due to its dryness, rather than thick jungle. It is this widespread occurrence of tall, coarse grass...

does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more common white; these sheep stand out in the flock, and their...

justify his theory of original sin as originating in propagation since Adam rather than being merely imitation of Adam as Pelagius claimed ("And the free gift...

5000 metres track running event by stating the distance in kilometres, rather than metres. Among road running events, the 5K distance is mostly popular...

American style of blade based on the Japanese tantō, usually with a squared rather than curved tip. The tantō is a single or double edged dagger with a length...

there are always severe injuries. The primary danger comes from choking, rather than blood loss. Past history, history of present illness, family history...

ice sheet, but includes glacial features that are defined by their flow, rather than general bodies of ice. The lists include outlet glaciers, valley glaciers...

each of the seven continents. All of these mountains are separate peaks rather than a sub-peak of the continents' high point. The Seven Second Summits...

software supplier and a customer or end-user. The practice of selling licenses rather than copies of software predates the recognition of software copyright,...

other A-type climates, and some regions in this climate are not forest but rather flooded grasslands and savannas. When tropical rainforest climates are more...

food. Instead, Mongolian people prefer to eat meat as their staple food rather than rice. Details of the historic cuisine of the Mongolian court were recorded...

In steganography, a message is concealed in the presentation of text, rather than its content. Baconian ciphers are categorized as both a substitution...

statue to Commandant Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire who, in 1792, killed himself rather than surrender Verdun to the Prussians. Inhabitants of Coulommiers are called...

cultivars of the genus Musa whose fruits are normally eaten after cooking rather than raw: Cooking banana True plantains the family Plantaginaceae in particular...

best work of long fiction, and F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, "I'd rather have written Nostromo than any other novel." Conrad set his novel in the...

A hand tool is any tool that is powered by hand rather than a motor. Categories of hand tools include wrenches, pliers, cutters, files, striking tools...

extraterrestrial origin. The miniseries is a "reimagining" of the original novel rather than an adaptation. In addition to updating the setting to the early 21st...

(August 1979). Captain Universe is the guardian and protector of Eternity. Rather than a character with a single identity, it is a persona that has merged...

Jasna Rather (née Fazlić; December 20, 1970) is an American former table tennis player who played for Yugoslavia and then for the United States, competing...

Caicos Islands, and Barbados are not strictly in the Caribbean Sea, but rather in the open North Atlantic Ocean and associated with the Greater Caribbean...

Monaghan was one of three Ulster counties to join the Irish Free State rather than Northern Ireland. County Monaghan is the fifth-smallest of the Republic's...

relatively rare or unusual to keep, or is generally thought of as a wild species rather than as a domesticated pet. The definition varies by culture and location...

out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school or college. Some other professions...

The Twilight Zone, but features a greater emphasis on science fiction (rather than stories of fantasy or the supernatural). It is an anthology of self-contained...

Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony. They came in family groups rather than as isolated individuals and were mainly motivated by freedom to practice...