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selfish | rug |

As an adjective selfish

is holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making.

As a noun rug is

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selfish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making.
  • * 1997 , John Peniel, The Children Of The Law Of One & The Lost Teachings Of Atlantis , chapter 10, page 127
    • “We all have both a selfish separate self, and an Inner Being that is One with the Universal Spirit. In this sense, every human has a sort of ‘split personality’. We are all kind of what you call ‘schitzy’ with these two sides, these two people living within us. And they are in total opposition. The free will dictates which of these two sides will have its way in our life, at every given moment.”
  • Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.

    Usage notes

    * Said of people, motives, desires, acts, etc.

    Synonyms

    * egoistic * egotistic * egotistical * self-centered * greedy

    Antonyms

    * altruistic * philanthropic * selfless * unselfish

    Derived terms

    * selfishly * selfishness

    See also

    * self-serving

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    rug

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A partial covering for a floor.
  • (UK, Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
  • * 1855 , , A Boy?s Adventures in the Wilds of Australia: or, Herbert?s Note-Book , page 254,
    • They then cut down a quantity of gum-tree leaves for a bed, and threw their rugs upon them ready for bed-time.
  • * 1906 July 27, Government Gazette of Western Australia , page 2297,
    • Furnish every sleeping apartment with a sufficient number of toilet utensils and bedsteads, and sufficient bedding so that each bed shall be provided with a mattress, two sheets, a rug', and, in winter time, not less than one additional ' rug .
  • * 1950 April, Dental Journal of Australia , Volume 22, page 181,
    • My own son had a bunny rug' of which he was very fond and on being put to bed he would always demand his “bunny ' rug to suck his finger with.?
  • * 1997 , Alan Sharpe, Vivien Encel, Murder!: 25 True Australian Crimes , page 22,
    • He brought with him a rug and a sheet, and lay down by the fire.
  • A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.
  • * Holinshed
    • They spin the choicest rug' in Ireland. A friend of mine repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford ' rugs .
  • A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
  • (slang) A wig; a hairpiece.

    • Usage notes

    * (partial floor covering) The terms rug'' and carpet are not precise synonyms: a ''rug'' covers part of the floor; a ''carpet'' covers most or a large area of the floor; a ''fitted carpet runs wall-to-wall.

    Synonyms

    * (small carpet) carpet, mat * (wig) toupee, wig

    Derived terms

    * area rug * cut a rug * scatter rug * snug as a bug in a rug

    Verb

    (rugg)
  • (Scotland) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)

    Derived terms

    * rug up (Webster 1913)

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