November 2010
11 posts
Sergio Tranquilli: car wash
car wash
–noun
1. a place or structure having special equipment for washing automobiles.
2. the washing of an automobile: The service station is offering free car washes to draw customers.
Andreea Preda: repentance
repentance re·pent·ance [ri-pen-tuhns]
–noun
1. deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
2. regret for any past action.
Emanuele Cardesi: sonic
sonic son·ic [son-ik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to sound.
2. noting or pertaining to a speed equal to that of sound in air at the same height above sea level.
Sean Bradley: cross
cross [kraws, kros]
–noun
1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death.
2. a mark resembling a cross, usually an X, made instead of a Signature by a person unable to write.
3. the Cross, the cross upon which Jesus died.
Lara Alegre: hand
hand [hand]
–noun
1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates.
3. a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon.
Ilaria Rossetti: trail
trail [treyl]
–verb (used with object)
1. to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
2. to bring or have floating after itself or oneself: a racing car trailing clouds of dust.
3. to follow the track, trail, or scent of; track.
Andreea Preda: Northland
Northland North·land [nawrth-luhnd]
–noun
1. the peninsula containing Norway and Sweden.
2. (in Canada) the far north.
Sean Bradley: lost
lost [lawst]
–adjective
1. no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
2. no longer to be found: lost articles.
3. having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place, direction, etc.: lost children.
Pablo Saborido: hotel
hotel ho·tel [hoh-tel]
–noun
1. a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
2. (initial capital letter) Military. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine armed with up to six...
Zhu Jia: ash
ash [ash]
–noun
1. the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
2. Geology. finely pulverized lava thrown out by a volcano in eruption.
3. a light, silvery-gray color.
Kim Koster: purple
purple pur·ple [pur-puhl]
–noun
1. any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
2. cloth or clothing of this hue, especially as formerly worn distinctively by persons of imperial, royal, or other high rank.
3. the rank or office of a cardinal.
