n. figurine (a) the act of inventing a word or phrase; coinage (b) a small carved or molded figure (c) a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other (d) a miniature model of something
n. articulate (a) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); vigour; vim (b) animal belonging to a subdivision of animals whose bodies and limbs are composed of segments jointed together (c) the action of putting something into operation (d) ceremony; procedure
n. legend (a) frivolous banter (b) brief description accompanying an illustration (c) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; battery; bombardment; shelling (d) the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; interpretation
n. atrophy (a) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); gold rush; gravy; godsend; manna from heaven; bunce (b) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); jargon; lingo; patois; vernacular (c) any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) (d) genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds
n. inconsistency (a) the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts (b) fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals; musteline (c) a quarrel about petty points; spat; tiff; pettifoggery; fuss (d) a date |
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n. floe (a) an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices (b) a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line (c) a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea (d) sound of something in rapid motion; birr
n. lavalier (a) inheritance; bequest (b) something of little value or significance; frivolity (c) jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck; lavalliere (d) the act of turning aside suddenly; veering
n. contusion (a) a very intense and uncontrolled fire (b) assistant to a commanding officer (c) a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur (d) the action of bruising
n. zeta (a) the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected (b) extinct flying reptile (c) the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet; alphabetic character (d) a solemn pledge of fidelity
n. obeisance (a) scorn; disdain (b) prompt willingness; forwardness (c) the act of obeying (d) aggressive woman |