Tag: Noun

Moxie can refer to courage and determination (aka nerve), energy and pep (aka verve), or know-how (as, say, reflected in one’s oeuvre). They showed a lot of moxie in questioning their company’s policy. She clearly doesn’t need coffee to start Read More …

(count) a performer who is able to speak in a way that makes it appear that the words are being said by a large doll (called a dummy)

(count) chiefly US a wooden path along a beach – A boardwalk can be on the ground or raised above the ground several feet.

(noncount) informal care and attention that is given to make someone feel better, to improve the bad condition of something, etc. He just needed some rest and a little TLC. It’s an old house that needs some TLC. – TLC Read More …

(noncount) a feeling of unity between people who have the same interests, goals, etc. national solidarity The vote was a show of solidarity.

(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 …