Tag: Noun

Noun: Yegg (YEG)Definition: A safecracker; also a robber.Sample sentence: The police grabbed Bob and another yegg for a convenience store burglary.

Noun: Crucible (KROO-suh-bul)Definition:1. A vessel in which metals or other substances are heated to a very high temperature or melted.2. A severe test.3....

Noun: Xylograpy (zye-LAU-gruh-fee)Definition: The art of making engravings on wood especially for printing.Sample sentence: Francine uses a rubber-stamping technique in her art that...

Noun: Junket (JUNK-ut)Definition:1. A dessert of sweetened flavored milk with rennet.2. a: A trip, journey: as a trip made by an official at...

Noun: Graupel (GROU-pul)Definition: Granular snow.Sample sentence: As we sat inside enjoying the cozy warmth of the fire, the storm deposited an inch of...

Noun: Fustian (FUSS-chun)Definition:1. A strong cotton and linen fabric.2. High-flown or affected writing or speech.Sample sentence: Readers with a low tolerance for...

Noun: Tome (TOHM)Definition:1. A volume forming part of a larger work.2. A book, especially a large, scholarly book.Sample sentence: It took me...

Noun: Spendthrift ( SPEND-thrift)Definition: A person who spends wastefully.Sample sentence: David complained that his eldest son was quite the spendthrift, and was always...

Noun: Calaboose (KAL-uh-booss)Definition: Jail: especially a local jail.Sample sentence: The chief entertainment at our family gatherings is always the stories my uncles tell...

Noun: Epithet (EP-uh-thet)Definition:1. A characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing.2. A disparaging...