Tag: Noun

Noun: Aliment  ( AL-uh-munt) Definition: Food, nutriment, or sustenance. Sample sentence: When choosing your daily aliment, be sure to include plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Noun: Maquette  (ma-KET) Definition:  A usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building) Sample sentence: At the town meeting the architect presented a...

Noun:Palisade (pal-uh-SAYD) Definition: 1. A fence of stakes especially for defense, or a long strong stake pointed at the top and set close with others...

Noun: Nectar   (NEK-ter) Definition: 1. The drink of the Greek and Roman gods 2. Something delicious to drink 3. A beverage of fruit juice and pulp 4. A sweet...

Noun: Buffoon   (ba-FOON) Definition: 1. A ludicrous figure: clown 2. A gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person Sample sentence: Joe was really out of place at the...

Noun: Scaramouch  (SKAIR-uh-moosh) Definition: 1. A cowardly buffoon 2. A rascal or scamp Sample sentence: Dorothy was wary about lending money to her uncle, a  scaramouch who never...

Noun: Weald  (WEELD) Definition: 1. Heavily wooded area: forest 2. A wild or uncultivated usually upland region Sample sentence: The artist had a perfect view from his cabin window...

Noun: Aught  (AWT) Definition: 1. All, everything 2. Anything Sample sentence: He dropped, dead, into the shallow water, but I was too late for aught but sadness.

Noun: Oriflamme  (OR-uh-flam) Definition: A banner, symbol, or ideal inspiring devotion or courage. Sample sentence: For many Americans, the photograph of the Iwo Jima flag raising...

Noun: Wiseacre  (WYZE-ay-ker) Definition: One who pretends to knowledge or cleverness; especially  a smart aleck. Sample sentence: A wiseacre in the audience began heckling the young...