Tag: Noun

Noun: Solace (SAH-lus)Definition:1. Alleviation of grief or anxiety2. A source of relief or consolationSample sentence: After her husband’s death, Mary often found...

Noun: FlatfootDefinition:1. A condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground.2....

Noun: Marginalia (mahr-juh-NAY-le-uh)Definition:1. Marginal notes or embellishments (as in a book)2. Nonessential itemsSample sentence: The scrawled marginalia and cooking stains, the collective memory...

Noun: Pelf (PELF)Definition: Money, richesSample sentence: No matter how much we have, we always seem to want a little more pelf.

Noun: Kerfuffle (ker-FUFF-ul)Definition: Disturbance or fussSample sentence; Predictably, the royal scandal caused quite a kerfuffle on Fleet Street.

Noun: Mettle (MET-ul)Definition: 1 a. Vigor and strength in spirit or temperament b. Staying quality: stamina2 Quality of temperament or dispositionSample sentence:...

Noun: Quid pro quo (kwid-proh-KWOH)Definition: Something given or received for something elseSample sentence: There is always quid pro quo happening here at...

Noun: Whirligig (WER-lih-gig)Definition:1. A child's toy having a whirling motion2. a. One that continuously whirls or changesb....

Noun: Gumption (GUMP-shun)Definition:1. Common sense, horse sense2. Enterprise, initiativeSample sentence: Mr. Walters hoped that at least one of his young sales clerks...

Noun: Juggernaut (JUG-er-nawt)Definition:1. A large heavy truck2. A massive inexorable force, campaign, movement or object that crushes whatever is in its path.Sample...