Definition (noun): a person who participates in or is skilled at some game Definition (noun): someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) Definition (noun): a theatrical performer Definition (noun): a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously Definition (noun): someone who takes part in an activity Example: he […]
Definition (verb): be fully aware or cognizant of Definition (verb): perceive (an idea or situation) mentally Example: Now I see! Definition (verb): perceive (an idea or situation) mentally Example: I just can’t see your point Definition (verb): perceive (an idea or situation) mentally Example: Does she realize how important this decision is? Definition (verb): perceive […]
Definition (noun): (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin Definition (noun): popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult Definition (noun): a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing
Definition (noun): a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone Definition (verb): recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm Example: The rabbi chanted a prayer Definition (verb): utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically Example: The students chanted the same slogan over and over […]
Definition (noun): the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ’s life and teachings Definition (noun): an unquestionable truth Example: his word was gospel Definition (noun): folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring […]
Definition (noun): a visual display of information Definition (noun): a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea Definition (noun): (usually plural) a listing of best-selling recorded music Example: number 2 on the charts Definition (verb): make a chart of Example: chart the territory Definition (verb): plan in detail Example: Bush is charting a […]
Definition (noun): a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain Definition (noun): British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) Definition (noun): a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject Example: she is […]
Definition (verb): earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages Example: How much do you make a month in your new job? Definition (verb): earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages Example: She earns a lot in her new job Definition (verb): earn on some commercial […]
Definition (noun): a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms Example: classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
Definition (noun): the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior Example: we did not understand his motivation Definition (noun): the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; […]
Definition (noun): the act of smoothing Example: he gave his hair a quick smooth Definition (verb): make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing Example: smooth the surface of the wood Definition (verb): make (a surface) shine Example: shine the silver, please Definition (verb): make (a surface) shine Example: polish my shoes Definition (verb): free […]
Definition (noun): the person who leads a musical group Definition (noun): a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat Definition (noun): the person who collects fares on a public conveyance Definition (noun): a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
Definition (noun): (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music
Definition (noun): a small piece of cloth or paper Definition (noun): a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities Definition (noun): music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) Definition (noun): newspaper with half-size pages Definition (noun): a boisterous practical joke (especially by […]