To bespeckle something, one must shower it with tiny dots or flecks of color. Then the item is bespeckled. You could also simply speckle the object, which means the same thing (to cover it with speckles). For an item to be bespectacled, it must be wearing eyeglasses. This word is only found in its adjective form …
Evidence is a noun used for objects, persons, or even speech that give proof something else is real or valid. Evidence is a common term in courts of law. One must have it to prove a person’s guilt or innocence, or even the existence of a crime. For something to be in evidence, the …
For something to be described as adaptable it must be capable of changing to match new surroundings or conditions. It could also be able to change for new purposes. Adaptive, on the other hand, is used to describe things that are made specifically to aid persons with disabilities. The word may also …
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To pop one’s clogs means to die, or cease to live. The conjugations for this phrase happen in the first verb (e.g., popped his clogs, popping her clogs, pops their clogs, etc.). Sometimes the phrase is used out of order (e.g., if your clogs decide to pop, etc.) though the idiom keeps …
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Nowadays is an adverb used to say something is done now or in the current time. It is one word like heretofore and wheresoever. Nowdays or now a days are misspellings, even though the origin of the word is a phrase that was spelled as separate words (now a dayes). A …
To operationalize something is to make it operational, or to put it into use. Inside the Unites States it is spelled with a z in all its forms. While outside the United States it is spelled operationalise, operationalises, etc. The noun form is operationalization (or operationalisation). Examples He says the technology is simple to use, but …
For something to ferment, its chemical structure changes, and the resulting change sometimes contains alcohol. The process can also be called fermentation. Something can be described as fermentable. To cause something to foment is to agitate it or increase its growth. There is a pejorative connotation with this word and its synonyms include incite. Someone …
Some words in the English language appear simple at first but come with multiple meanings, so simply deeper contexts are required. Words like certifiable come to mind. What does it really mean? How is it meant to be used? I’ll go over these questions and also share some sentence examples …
To accent something is to emphasize it or put it at the forefront. In pronunciation it also means putting more emphasis or force on one syllable. As a noun, accent means the way a certain group of people talk that is attributed to where they live. It also describes the syllable in a word …