The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg. noun (n.) Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting. noun (n.) A plane of fracture, or ...
accouplementnoun(n.) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union. noun(n.) That which couples, as a tie or brace. accrescentadjective(a.) Growing; increasing. adjective(a.) Growing larger after flowering. accroachmentnoun(n.) An encroachment; usurpation. ...
Since the coronavirus outbreak began to spread worldwide in the early months of 2020, English speakers have been coming up with new names for the disease at a rate of knots. The myriad unofficial synonyms for COVID-19 that we currently have at our disposal provide an extreme example of over...
A tie or brace; a syncopation. leipoa noun (n.) A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a single species (Leipoa ocellata), about the size of a turkey. Its color is variegated, brown, black, white, and gray. Called also native pheasant. lemma noun (n.) A preliminary...