drone
noun
Drone art (also known as drone display or drone light show) is the use of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), often quadcopters, flying in a coordinated fashion with light fixtures attached. They are usually equipped with multiple LEDs, and the display held at night. The first drone display was presented in 2012 in Linz/Austria, where the Ars Electronica Futurelab introduced SPAXELS (short for “space elements”) for the first time.
hazard
noun
hazards on the roadway
hazard lights
outage
noun
The fallout from a massive network outage at Rogers Communications that shut down mobile and internet services across much of Canada
a daylong outage at the telecom giant that left millions of Canadians without internet and cellular service
meme
noun
- an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media
- an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture
Richard Dawkins coined the word meme in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene
warrior
noun
dexterity
noun
Fine motor skill ( or dexterity ) is the coordination of small muscles in movement with the eyes, hands and fingers. The complex levels of manual dexterity that humans exhibit can be related to the nervous system. Fine motor skills aid in the growth of intelligence and develop continuously throughout the stages of human development.
armor
noun
A turtle’s shell is its armor.
polymorphism
noun
Polymorphism (computer science)
commentary
noun
Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England
Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War
a commentary on Dante’s Divine Comedy
The magazine article is a commentary on cyberbullying.
The book is a commentary on her experiences abroad.
heal
verb
- to make or become healthy or well again
The cut healed slowly.
heal the sick
assassin
noun
John Wilkes Booth was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
concatenation
noun
“Hello, “ + “World” has the value “Hello, World”.
The + operator can be used between strings to combine them. This is called concatenation.
trunk
noun
- the enclosed space in the rear of an automobile for carrying articles
- the main body of an anatomical part (as a nerve or blood vessel) that divides into branches
tease
verb
He and his wife enjoy teasing each other about their different tastes in music.
He was always teased by his brother about being short.
some kids tease me about my name.
traction
noun
These tires get good traction on wet roads.
The wheels get more traction when the road is dry.
the traction of a wheel on a rail
Traction (engineering)
throne
noun
The king sat on his throne.