October 2010
11 posts
Carles Rodrigo Monzó: dark
dark [dahrk]
–adjective
1. having very little or no light: a dark room.
2. radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light: a dark color.
3. approaching black in hue: a dark brown.
Lindley Warren: chandelier
chandelier chan·de·lier [shan-dl-eer]
–noun
1. an ornamental hanging light with branches and holders for several candles or bulbs.
2. a decorative, sometimes ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling, usually having branched supports for a number.
Sara Perovic: protection
protection pro·tec·tion [pruh-tek-shuhn] –noun
1. the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
2. a thing, person, or group that protects: This vaccine is a protection against disease.
Sergio Tranquilli: cinema
cinema cin·e·ma [sin-uh-muh]
–noun
1. motion picture.
2. the cinema, motion pictures collectively, as an art.
3. a motion-picture theater.
Joshua Bartky: demon
demon de·mon [dee-muhn]
–noun
1. an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
2. an evil passion or influence.
3. a person, especially a child, who is very mischievous: His younger son is a real little demon.
Rasa Staniunaite: call
call [kawl]
–noun
1. a cry or shout.
2. an instrument for imitating this cry and attracting or luring an animal: He bought a duck call.
3. an act or instance of telephoning: She went into a telephone booth to place her call.
Teresa Frausin: crystal
crystal crys·tal [kris-tl]
–noun
1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
2. the transparent form of crystallized quartz.
3. anything made of or resembling such a substance.
Emanuele Cardesi: fairy tale
fairy tale
–noun
1. a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
2. an incredible or misleading statement, account, or belief: His story of being a millionaire is just a fairy tale.
Aurea Tolo: clear
clear [kleer]
–adjective
1. free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
2. transparent; pellucid: clear water.
3. without discoloration, defect, or blemish: a clear complexion; a clear pane of glass.
Sara Perovic: consolidate
consolidate con·sol·i·date [kuhn-sol-i-deyt]
–verb (used with object)
1. to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
2. to discard the unused or unwanted items of and organize the remaining: She consolidated her home library.
3. to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen: to consolidate...
Zhu Jia: coin
coin [koin]
–noun
1. a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
2. a number of such pieces.
3. Informal. money; cash: He’s got plenty of coin in the bank.
