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internet
internet
/ˈɪntɝˌnɛt/
noun
A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
(
cyberspace
,
internet
,
net
)
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
I spend a lot of time on the internet browsing and working
I spend a lot of time on the internet browsing and working
soup
soup
/ˈsuːp/
noun
(
)
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
[Informal]
An unfortunate situation
(
soup
[Informal]
)
an unfortunate situation
We're in the soup now
we're in the soup now
Any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup
(
soup
)
any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup
verb
(medicine) dope (a racehorse)
(
soup
)
(medicine) dope (a racehorse)
personification
personification
/pɝˌsɑːnəfəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
(
)
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
The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
(
incarnation
,
personification
)
the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
(
personification
,
prosopopoeia
)
representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
amah
amah
/ɑːˈmɑː/
noun
A female domestic
(
amah
,
housemaid
,
maidservant
,
maid
)
a female domestic
The diligent maid tidied up the house and ensured its cleanliness.
The diligent maid tidied up the house and ensured its cleanliness.
A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
(
amah
,
wet nurse
,
wet-nurse
,
wetnurse
)
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
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