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 gods2. Something delicious to drink3. A beverage of fruit juice and pulp4. A sweet...

Noun: Buffoon   (ba-FOON)Definition:1. A ludicrous figure: clown2. A gross and usually ill-educated or stupid personSample sentence: Joe was really out of place at the...

Noun: Scaramouch  (SKAIR-uh-moosh)Definition:1. A cowardly buffoon2. A rascal or scampSample sentence: Dorothy was wary about lending money to her uncle, a  scaramouch who never...

Noun: Weald  (WEELD)Definition:1. Heavily wooded area: forest2. A wild or uncultivated usually upland regionSample sentence: The artist had a perfect view from his cabin window...

Noun: Aught  (AWT)Definition:1. All, everything2. AnythingSample 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...