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 idiot box idiot box /ˈɪdiət bɒks/

noun

  1. [Informal, N. American] (television) an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen  ( boob tube [Informal, N. American] , goggle box [Informal, British] , idiot box [Informal, N. American] , television , television receiver , television set , telly [Informal, British] , TV , tv set )
    (television) an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
     The British call a tv set a telly
    the British call a tv set a telly


 Silvanus Silvanus /sɪlˈveɪnəs/

noun

  1. (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart  ( Silvanus , Sylvanus )
    (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart


 pairing pairing /ˈpɛrɪŋ/

noun

  1. The act of grouping things or people in pairs  ( pairing )
    the act of grouping things or people in pairs
  2. The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes  ( conjugation , coupling , pairing , mating , sexual union , union )
    the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
     The casual couplings of adolescents
    the casual couplings of adolescents
     The mating of some species occurs only in the spring
    the mating of some species occurs only in the spring


 square knot square knot /skwɛər nɒt/

noun

  1. [ N. American] A double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords  ( square knot [ N. American] )
    a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords
     My grandfather taught me how to tie a square knot when we went fishing.
    My grandfather taught me how to tie a square knot when we went fishing.