caffeine

[ka-feen, kaf-een, kaf-ee-in] Show IPA noun Chemistry, Pharmacology .

a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2 , usuallyderived from coffee or tea: used in medicine chiefly as a nervous system stimulant. Also, caffein . Origin: 182030; < French cafine, equivalent to caf coffee + -ine -ine2

heinous
[hey-nuhs] Show IPA adjective

hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinousoffense.

everyday
[adj. ev-ree-dey; n. ev-ree-dey] Show IPA adjective

1. of or pertaining to every day; daily: an everyday occurrence. 2. of or for ordinary days, as contrasted with Sundays,holidays, or special occa sions: everyday clothes. 3. such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace: aplacid, everyday scen e.

everyday
[adj. ev-ree-dey; n. ev-ree-dey] Show IPA adjective

1. of or pertaining to every day; daily: an everyday occurrence. 2. of or for ordinary days, as contrasted with Sundays,holidays, or special occa sions: everyday clothes. 3. such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace: aplacid, everyday scen e.

all right
adverb

1. yes; very well; OK: All right, I'll go with you. 2. (used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) OK?; do youagree?: We'll deal with this problem tomorrow, all right? 3. satisfactorily; acceptably: His work is coming along all right. 4. without fail; certainly: You'll hear about this, all right!

cocoa
[koh-koh] Show IPA noun
1

1. a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds ofthe cacao, Theobr oma cacao, from which much of the fathas been removed. 2. cacao ( def. 2 ) . 3. a beverage made by mixing cocoa powder with hot milk orwater. 4. brown; yellowish brown; reddish brown.

awkward
[awk-werd] Show IPA adjective

1. lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful,unhandy, inex pert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful,dexterous; handy. 2. lacking grace or ease in movement: an awkward gesture; anawkward dancer. S ynonyms: uncoordinated, graceless,ungainly; gawky; maladroit; clumsy. A ntonyms: graceful. 3. lacking social graces or manners: a simple, awkwardfrontiersman. Synonyms: gauche, unpolished, unrefined;blundering, oafish; illmannered, unmannerly, ill-bred.Antonyms: gracious; polite, wellmannered, well-bred;smooth, polished, refined.

4. not well planned or designed for easy or effective use: anawkward instrument; an awkward method. Synonyms:unwieldy, cumbersome, unmanageable; inco nvenient,difficult, troublesome. 5. requiring caution; somewhat hazardous: an awkward turn inthe road. Synony ms: dangerous, risky, unsafe, chancy;perilous, precarious, treacherous.

professor
[pruh-fes-er] Show IPA noun

1. a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college oruniversity, who has be en awarded the title Professor in aparticular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor ofSpanish literature. 2. any teacher who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor. 3. a teacher. 4. an instructor in some art or skilled sport: a professor ofsinging; a professor of bo xing. 5. a person who professes his or her sentiments, beliefs, etc. Origin: 1350 1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin prfessor one who hastaken the vows of a religious order, Latin: a public lecturer,equivalent to pr- pro-1 + -fet-

, combining form of fatr toacknowledge, declare + -tor -tor, with tt > ss

conscious
[kon-shuhs] Show IPA adjective

1. aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts,surroundings, etc. 2. fully aware of or sensitive to something (often followed by of): conscious of on e's own faults; He wasn't conscious of thegossip about his past.

3. having the mental faculties fully active: He was consciousduring the operation. 4. known to oneself; felt: conscious guilt. 5. aware of what one is doing: a conscious liar.

acquaintance
[uh-kweyn-tns] Show IPA noun

1. a person known to one, but usually not a close friend. 2. the state of being acquainted. 3. personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.: agood acquaintance with French wines. 4. ( used with a plural verb ) the persons with whom one isacquainted.

villain
[vil-uhn] Show IPA noun

1. a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted towickedness or cri me; scoundrel. 2. a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes animportant evil age ncy in the plot. 3. villein.

prairie
[prair-ee] Show IPA noun

1. an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treelesstract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by ahighly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses,and merging into drier plateaus in the west. Comparepa mpas, savanna, steppe. 2.

a tract of grassland; meadow. 3. (in Florida) a low, sandy tract of grassland often coveredwith water. 4. Southern U.S. wet grassland; marsh. 5. ( initial capital letter ) a steam locomotive having a twowheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeledrear truck.

humorous
[hyoo-mer-uhs or, often, yoo-] Example Sentences

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humorous
1

[hyoo-mer-uhs or, often, yoo-] Show IPA

adjective

1. characterized by humor; funny; comical: a humorousanecdote. 2. having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious: ahumorous person.

amateur
[am-uh-choor, -cher, -ter, am-uh-tur] Show IPA noun

1.

a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity forpleasure rather t han for financial benefit or professionalreasons. Compare professional. 2. an athlete who has never competed for payment or for amonetary prize. 3. a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity:Hunting lions is not for amateurs. 4. a person who admires something; devotee; fan: an amateurof the cinema.