Tag: Noun

Noun: Solace (SAH-lus) Definition: 1. Alleviation of grief or anxiety 2. A source of relief or consolation Sample sentence: After her husband’s death, Mary often found...

Noun: Flatfoot Definition: 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 items Sample sentence: The scrawled marginalia and cooking stains, the collective memory...

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

Noun: Kerfuffle (ker-FUFF-ul) Definition: Disturbance or fuss Sample 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: stamina 2 Quality of temperament or disposition Sample sentence:...

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

Noun: Whirligig (WER-lih-gig) Definition: 1. A child's toy having a whirling motion 2. a. One that continuously whirls or changes b....

Noun: Gumption (GUMP-shun) Definition: 1. Common sense, horse sense 2. Enterprise, initiative Sample sentence: Mr. Walters hoped that at least one of his young sales clerks...

Noun: Juggernaut (JUG-er-nawt) Definition: 1. A large heavy truck 2. A massive inexorable force, campaign, movement or object that crushes whatever is in its path. Sample...