12 new words everyday
18/09/2024
#11014
NEE
NEE
Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of thefamily to which a married woman belongs by birth; as, Madame deStaël, née Necker.
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AGONOTHETE
AGONOTHETE
An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece.
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ACANTHOCARPOUS
ACANTHOCARPOUS
Having the fruit covered with spines.
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INVENTIBLENESS
INVENTIBLENESS
Quality of being inventible.
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SNOWSHOEING
SNOWSHOEING
Traveling on snowshoes.
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AUMERY
AUMERY
A form of Ambry, a closet; but confused with Almonry, as if aplace for alms.
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FRICKLE
FRICKLE
A bushel basket. [Obs.]
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TARTRAZINE
TARTRAZINE
An artificial dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder, andregarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of tartaric and sulphonicacids.
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ALTHOUGH
ALTHOUGH
Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding;though.Although all shall be offended, yet will no I. Mark xiv. 29.
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PREPROVIDE
PREPROVIDE
To provide beforehand. "The materials preprovided." Fuller.
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SWEEP
SWEEP
To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of ariver with a net.
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NYMPHIPAROUS
NYMPHIPAROUS
Producing pupas or nymphs.