soup soup /ˈsuːp/

noun

1. () Liquid food especially of meat, fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food  ( soup )
   liquid food especially of meat, fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
    The soup of the day was a creamy tomato bisque that was perfect on a cold day
   The soup of the day was a creamy tomato bisque that was perfect on a cold day
   
   
2. [Informal] An unfortunate situation  ( soup [Informal] )
   an unfortunate situation
    We're in the soup now
   we're in the soup now
   
3. Any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup  ( soup )
   any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup
   

verb

1. (medicine) dope (a racehorse)  ( soup )
   (medicine) dope (a racehorse)
   

 personification personification /pɝˌsɑːnəfəˈkeɪʃən/

noun

1. () A person who represents an abstract quality  ( personification )
   a person who represents an abstract quality
    She is the personification of optimism
   she is the personification of optimism
   
2. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.  ( incarnation , personification )
   the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
   
3. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature  ( personification , prosopopoeia )
   representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
   
   

 Alytes obstetricans Alytes obstetricans /ˈælaɪtiːz ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪkənz/

noun

1. European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch  ( Alytes obstetricans , midwife toad , obstetrical toad )
   European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
   
   

 subtracter subtracter /səbˈtræktər/

noun

1. A machine that subtracts numbers  ( subtracter )
   a machine that subtracts numbers
    For this math operation, the machine uses a subtracter to get the result.
   For this math operation, the machine uses a subtracter to get the result.
   
   
2. A person who subtracts numbers  ( subtracter )
   a person who subtracts numbers