phrasal verb. If someone sounds off, they express their opinions strongly and rather rudely without being asked. [informal, disapproval] Some people sound...

Terry Wallis (born 1964). This American man was in a coma for nearly a year after a truck accident, then a minimally conscious state for 19 years. Can you...

Running around the backyard on warm summer nights in an attempt to catch fireflies is a fun pastime. These insects, also known as lightning bugs, can ligh...

1 : closest in the structure of an organic molecule to a particular group or atom —symbol α α-substitution. 2 : socially dominant especially in a group of...

What is a Checkout Counter? The checkout counter is the point-of-sale (POS) area in any retail store, where employees complete customer transactions. Item...

Without urgent action we’ll pass 1.5°C in around 20 years. This would have catastrophic impacts for our planet, such as more extreme weather, loss of habi...

Why do Vizzini (the Sicilian), Inigo (the Spaniard), and Fezzik (the Turk) kidnap Buttercup? Humperdinck paid Vizzini to kidnap and kill Buttercup and fra...

wave verb [I or T] (MOVE HAND) to raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, telling someone to do something, or adding e...

Pinakanakapagpapabagabag-damdamin What is the English of kakanin? [noun] sweets; sweet foods; small snacks; rice cake. Why kakanin is called kakanin? The ...

Continuous. Do all patterns repeat?In visual art, pattern consists in regularity which in some way “organizes surfaces or structures in a consistent, regu...