Tag: Noun

Noun: Onomatopoeia (ah-nuh-mah-tuh-PEE-uh) 1. The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (buzz, hiss) 2. The use...

Noun: Virga (VER-guh) Definition: Wisps of precipitation evaporating before reaching the ground. Sample sentence: The virga trailing the evening clouds created an eerie...

Noun: Catachresis (kat-uh-KREE-sis) Definition: 1. Use of the wrong word for the context. 2. Use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech. Sample sentence:...

Noun: Jitney (JIT-nee) Definition: 1. A small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule. 2. An unlicensed taxicab. Sample sentence: After doing...

Noun: layman (LAY-mun) Definition: 1. A person who is not a member of the clergy 2. A person who does not belong to a particular profession...

Noun: Exodus (EK-suh-dus) Definition: 1. The mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture 2. A mass departure: emigration Sample sentence: When the...

Noun: Broadside (BRAWD-syde) Definition: 1. A sheet of paper printed usually on one side (as an advertisement) 2. All the guns on one side of a...

Noun: Hendiadys (hen-DYE-uh-dis) Definition: The expression of an idea by the use of usually two independent words connected by the word and: ...

Noun: Sop (SAHP) Definition: A conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture. Sample sentence: The contractor offered higher priced bathroom fixtures at no...

Noun: Cockaigne (kah-KAYN) Definition: An imaginary land of great luxury and ease Sample sentence: Located on a secluded white sandy beach, the resort, with...