Noun – Brainteaser (count) a puzzle that is difficult to figure out or solve
Noun – Bezel Although we know that the word “bezel” came into English through French around the year 1611, we’re not sure where it ultimately came from. It first meant “a sloping edge, especially one on a blade.” Today, a Read More …
Noun – Antenna (count) 1 : a thin sensitive organ on the head of an insect, crab, etc., that is used mainly to feel and touch things — sometimes used figuratively a Senator with sensitive political antennae (=a Senator who Read More …
Noun – Virtuoso (count) a person who does something in a very skillful way He’s a real virtuoso in the kitchen. especially : a very skillful musician She’s a piano virtuoso. — virtuoso adjective, always used before a noun She Read More …
Noun – Dam (count) a structure that is built across a river or stream to stop water from flowing The government has plans to build a dam and flood the valley. There’s a beaver dam (=a dam built by beavers) Read More …
Noun – Tantrum (count) an uncontrolled expression of childish anger : an angry outburst by a child or by someone who is behaving like a child When he doesn’t get his way, he has/throws a tantrum. (=he gets very angry Read More …
Noun – Vestige (count) formal 1 : the last small part that remains of something that existed before : TRACE — + of a vestige of an ancient tradition He is still clinging to the last vestiges of his power. Read More …
Noun – Loop (count) 1 a : a curved part or shape made when something long and thin (such as a rope or thread) bends so that it touches or crosses over itself a closed loop of rope a wire Read More …