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...