Tag: Noun

(count) US, informal a silly or stupid person : GOOF

Symposium can refer either to a formal meeting at which experts discuss a particular topic, or to a collection of articles on a particular subject. Symposium has two plural forms: symposia and symposiums. Professors and graduate students attended a three-day Read More …

(count) 1 : a group of flowers that are picked and often tied together The bride carried a bouquet of white and red roses. 2 : a particular and usually pleasant smell of flowers or wine The wine has a Read More …

(count) 1 : a drawing that makes someone look funny or foolish because some part of the person’s appearance is exaggerated An artist was doing caricatures in the park. 2 : someone or something that is very exaggerated in a Read More …

Christmas ornaments, baubles, globes, “Christmas bulbs”, or “Christmas bubbles” are decoration items, usually to decorate Christmas trees. These decorations may be woven, blown (glass or plastic), molded (ceramic or metal), carved from wood or expanded polystyrene, or made by other Read More …

Other forms: carols; carolling; carolled; caroling; caroled A carol is a religious song that’s sung around Christmas time. In some towns, people who celebrate Christmas go to neighbors’ houses and sing carols.

An Advent calendar, from the German word Adventskalender, is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, many reusable Read More …

(count) formal + humorous the place where someone lives — usually singular The cottage became their abode (=home) for the summer. Welcome to my humble abode. — often used in legal language How long has this been his principal place Read More …

1 : something that is from a past time, place, culture, etc. — often followed by of or from relics of ancient China relics from the war This law is a relic of a bygone era. Typewriters are a relic Read More …

1 (noncount) : the act of identifying a disease, illness, or problem by examining someone or something The unusual combination of symptoms made accurate diagnosis difficult. She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases. 2 (count) Read More …