(ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water. Noun(en noun) A twig or shoot; a cutting. a slip from a vine (obsolete) A descendant, a scion. * Shakespeare a native slip to us from foreign seeds A young person (now usually with (of) introducing descriptive qualifier). She coul...
It is a noun and the definition according to my cell phone is “courage in pain or adversity.” Another way of saying this is to prepare yourself and do whatever it takes to avoid the pain and or adversity but if you can’t, simply bite the bullet and keep going. Is it easy? No,...
But now we head down the slippery slope of fun because many modern sources grudgingly (2) accept that “fun” can also be used as an adjective, as in “Squiggly throws a fun party.” (1, 3) In that sentence “fun” is an adjective that modifies the noun “party.” It was a fun...
But now we head down the slippery slope of fun because many modern sources grudgingly (2) accept that “fun” can also be used as an adjective, as in “Squiggly throws a fun party.” (1, 3) In that sentence “fun” is an adjective that modifies the noun “party.” It was a fun...
‘hierarchy’ commonly means what the the opening definition in Wikipedia says: a kind ofarrangement). I think this is a matter of whether ‘hierarchy’ is being used as an uncountable noun, as it seems to be in our discussion. That is, I think none of the OED definitions is prima ...
9.Note that Scriptures place this event deliberately in the 'end of days'; Genesis 4:3. Usually translated with 'the course of time' the Hebrew text definitely speaks of the 'end of days' with a word derived from the verb 'to sever'. The noun 'end' that the text uses is always us...
additional a.附加的,追加的 address n.地址;演说;谈吐 adequate a.足够的;可以胜任的 adjective n.形容词 a.形容词的 adjust vt.调整,调节;校正 administration n.管理;管理部门 admire vt.钦佩,羡慕,赞赏 admission n.允许进入;承认 admit vt.承认;准许…进入 ...
Today, we’re going to talk about our faith, and what inspired me to do this topic was a post from Father James Martin, which is always usually an easy source for something that is… It’s not formally heretical, but it gets you on that slippery slope right down to heresy. That is...
But louche isn’t just an adjective; it’s also a noun and a verb. As a noun it describes the cloudiness that comes from a suspension of fine particles in a liquid. As a verb it describes the act of suspending those particles. That sounds so very scientific, but it can be an almost...
Did you know that there is no collective noun for writers? I suppose it’s not so surprising, really, what with writing so often being a lonesome experience: sat with a notebook, or in front of a computer, or reading a novel, or lost in important imaginings. ...