Category: Nouns

(count) a loose piece of grass and dirt that is dug out of the ground when the ground is struck by something (such as a golf club)

1 : (count) : a device that is used to find direction by means of a needle that always points north He always carries a compass when he walks in the woods. Guests arrived from all points of the compass. Read More …

(count) 1 : the colored part of your eye — see picture at EYE 2 : plural irises also iris : a plant with long pointed leaves and large blue or yellow flowers

(count, noncount) a bright, deep purplish-red color – magenta adjective

(count) a type of bed that consists of a piece of cloth hung between two trees, poles, etc.

(count) a narrow opening or crack in a hard surface and especially in rock

(count) informal a very intelligent person the class brainiac – often used before another noun a brainiac scientist

(count) 1 a : a large amount of rain that suddenly falls in an area The deluge caused severe mudslides. b : a situation in which a large area of land becomes completely covered with water : FLOOD the biblical Read More …

1 : (count) US : a meal to which everyone who is invited brings food to share He organized a neighborhood potluck for next Saturday. – often used before another noun a potluck dinner/supper 2 : (noncount) chiefly British : Read More …