ninepin Meaning
Definition: (noun) A wooden pin used in the game of ninepins. Synonyms: skittle. Usage: He threw the ball so hard that it knocked the ninepin into the neighbor’s yard. Discuss […]
charwoman Meaning
Definition: (noun) A woman hired to do cleaning or similar work, usually in a large building. Synonyms: cleaning lady. Usage: The charwoman cleaned every bathroom in the office building after […]
figurine Meaning
Definition: (noun) A small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette. Synonyms: statuette. Usage: She had all the delicate grace of that Tanagra figurine that you have in your studio, Basil. […]
nickelodeon Meaning
Definition: (noun) A cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin. Synonyms: jukebox. Usage: When they arrived at the dance hall, the professional musicians were […]
portent Meaning
Definition: (noun) An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur. Synonyms: omen, prognostication, presage, prodigy. Usage: The soldier looked to the sky for a portent and was gripped […]
trawler Meaning
Definition: (noun) A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish. Synonyms: dragger. Usage: The fisherman boarded the trawler at four in the morning. Discuss Definition: […]
panpipe Meaning
Definition: (noun) A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together. Synonyms: syrinx, pandean pipe. Usage: When his parents refused to buy him an instrument, the industrious ten-year-old […]
surfactant Meaning
Definition: (noun) A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved. Synonyms: wetting agent, surface-active agent, wetter. Usage: She ordered a new […]
platitude Meaning
Definition: (noun) A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant. Synonyms: banality, cliche, commonplace, bromide. Usage: A trite platitude about his […]
incantation Meaning
Definition: (noun) A ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect. Synonyms: conjuration. Usage: Hagar, the witch, chanted an awful incantation over her kettleful of simmering […]