pediatrician
noun
pedestrian
noun
The car slid off the road and almost hit a group of pedestrians.
adjective
pedestrian traffic
gondola
noun
- an enclosed car suspended from a cable and used for transporting passengers
especially : one used as a ski lift
paradigm
noun
the Freudian paradigm of psychoanalysis
lucid
adjective
lucid writing
concordance
noun
a concordance of Shakespeare’s plays
funnel
noun
the funnel cloud of a tornado
rinse
verb
He washed the dishes and then rinsed them thoroughly.
I rinsed my face in the sink.
soapsuds
plural noun
Repeat this step as necessary until all the soap suds are gone.
ignition
noun
There’s a problem with the car’s ignition.
clothespin
noun
flask
noun
marsh
noun
swamp
noun
precipitation
noun
The weather forecast calls for some sort of frozen precipitation tomorrow—either snow or sleet.
a 50 percent chance of precipitation
drizzle
noun
Yes, it’s raining, but it’s only a drizzle.
verb
It was beginning to drizzle, so she pulled on her hood.
sleet
noun
The snow turned to sleet and made driving very dangerous.
Ice pellets (Commonwealth English) or sleet (American English) is a form of precipitation consisting of small, hard, translucent balls of ice.
draft
noun
- a current of air in a closed-in space
felt a draft
gale
noun
- a strong current of air
The boat was damaged in a strong gale.
blast
noun
- a violent gust of wind
She opened the door and felt a cold blast.
a cold blast of air
drought
noun
The drought caused serious damage to crops.
breezy
adjective
breezy beaches
a breezy day
gluten
noun
dimple
noun
the dimples on a golf ball
She noticed his dimples when he smiled.
how a massive object, such as the sun, causes a local dimple-like curvature of spacetime. – Relativity, a very short introduction, by Russell Stannard
verb
a baby’s dimpled hands
archery
noun
Archery at the Summer Olympics
track-and-field
adjective
- of, relating to, or being any of various competitive athletic events (such as running, jumping, and weight throwing) performed on a running track and on the adjacent field
shot put
noun
- a field event in which a shot is heaved for distance
prerequisite
noun
the course is a prerequisite for advanced study
blogosphere
noun
augment
verb
She took a second job to augment her income.
The money augmented his fortune.
Heavy rains augmented the water supply.
compost
verb
We compost leaves in our backyard.
noun
While mulches and compost are slow-release fertilizers, liquid feeds release nutrients for a much quicker uptake to give plants a boost.
determinate
adjective
determinate tomato plants
a determinate period of time
a determinate answer
nanny
noun
- a child’s nurse or caregiver
When I was growing up, I had a nanny.
During this time, Mi Li says a confinement nanny, called a yuesao, comes to live with the family.
reaffirm
verb
a story that reaffirmed her belief in the goodness of humanity
reaffirmed her debt in order to keep her car
reaffirming the defendant’s innocence
hackathon
noun
Engineers can build their network and get inspired during dedicated meetups, hackathons, sessions and lightning talks.
stab
noun
the injection left a small stab on her upper arm
verb
He stabbed her with a dagger.
Stabbings at University of Waterloo send 3 to hospital, 1 person in custody