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 sundress sundress /ˈsʌndrɛs/

noun

  1. A light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders  ( sundress )
    a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders
     On the sunny beach day, she wore a bright sundress.
    On the sunny beach day, she wore a bright sundress.


 prelate prelate /ˈpriːˌleɪt/

noun

  1. A senior clergyman and dignitary  ( archpriest , hierarch , high priest , prelate , primate )
    a senior clergyman and dignitary


 attachment attachment /əˈtætʃmənt/

noun

  1. () A supplementary part or accessory  ( attachment )
    a supplementary part or accessory
  2. () A feeling of affection for a person or an institution  ( fond regard , attachment )
    a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
  3. The act of fastening things together  ( attachment , fastening )
    the act of fastening things together
  4. The act of attaching or affixing something  ( affixation , attachment )
    the act of attaching or affixing something
  5. Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion  ( adhesion , attachment , adherence )
    faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
     Attachment to a formal agenda
    attachment to a formal agenda
     Adherence to a fat-free diet
    adherence to a fat-free diet
     The adhesion of Seville was decisive
    the adhesion of Seville was decisive
  6. A connection that fastens things together  ( attachment , bond )
    a connection that fastens things together
  7. (law) a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding  ( attachment )
    (law) a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding


 Hawkins Hawkins /ˈhɔkɪnz/

noun

  1. United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969)  ( Coleman Hawkins , Hawkins )
    United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969)
  2. English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)  ( Hawkins , Hawkyns , Sir John Hawkins , Sir John Hawkyns )
    English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)