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Air pressure: Air has weight. Air pressure is the weight of the air, or atmosphere, pushing down on Earth. The closer you are to sea level, the higher the air pressure because there’s that…Word Choice
Don't "thesaurusize." The second trap into which many students fall is thinking that big words make good essays. Advanced vocabulary is fine if it comes naturally to you, and…abbreviation
(Encyclopedia) abbreviation, in writing, arbitrary shortening of a word, usually by cutting off letters from the end, as in U.S. and Gen. (General). Contraction serves the same purpose…Don't Say a Word
Director:Gary FelderWriter:Anthony Peckham and Patrick Smith Kelley20th Century Fox; R; 110 minutesRelease:9/01Cast:Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy Michael Douglas dons the well-…Brewer's: Catch-word
In theatrical parlance, is the last word or so of the previous speaker, which is the cue of the person who follows. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Nay-word
Pass-word. Slender in The Merry Wives of Windsor, says- “We have a nay-word how to know each other I come to her in white and cry Mum, she cries Budget, and by that we know one another” —…Words of Four Letters
Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Aborigine: Borneo, DYAKAgave, ALOEAnimal: Footless, APODAnt: White, ANAI, ANAYAntelope: African, ASSE, BISA, GUIB, KOBA, KUDU, ORYX, POKU, PUKU, TOPI,…Words of Five Letters
Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Abode of dead: Babylonian, ARALUAborigine: Borneo, DAYAKAftersong, EPODEAloe, AGAVEAnimal: Footless, APODEAnt, EMMETAntelope: African, ADDAX, BEISA,…Brewer's: Sugared Words
Sweet, flattering words. When sugar was first imported into Europe it was a very great dainty. The coarse, vulgar idea now associated with it is from its being cheap and common. Source:…Brewer's: Long Words
Agathokakological. (Southey: The Doctor.) Alcomiroziropoulopilousitounitapignac. The giantess. (Croquemitaine, iii. 2.) Amoronthologosphorus. (See Hair.) (The Three Hairs.)…Trending
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