…and (conventionally used in informal contexts to coordinate two closely connected elements)…
…and (conventionally used in informal contexts to coordinate two closely connected elements)…
…the SI unit of force. It is equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one metre per second per second, and is equivalent to 100,000 dynes…
…the chemical element of atomic number 7, a colourless, odourless unreactive gas that forms about 78 per cent of the earth’s atmosphere. Liquid nitrogen (made by distilling liquid air) boils at 77.4 kelvins (−195.8°C) and is used as a coolant…
…not, used with auxiliary verbs (e.g. can’t, won’t, didn’t, and isn’t)…
…denoting a region in a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons…
…used instead of or in reference to the word “nigger” because of its taboo nature…
…the capital of Chad; population 989,000 (est. 2007). Former name (1900–73) Fort Lamy…
…used when listing a group or team to refer to a person who is not named or whose selection has not been confirmed…
…a boundary between p-type and n-type material in a semiconductor device, functioning as a rectifier…
…a dish containing both seafood and meat, typically shellfish and steak…
…any of a number of shrubs bearing strong curved thorns, in particular:…
…a residential community in western Florida, northwest of Tampa; population 72,523 (2000)…
…(1870–1938), US Supreme Court associate justice 1932–38; full name Benjamin Nathan Cardozo. Considered a liberal, he championed court involvement in the making of public policy…
…a ship’s officer in charge of equipment and the crew…
…a US family of artists, notably N. C. (1882–1944), full name Newell Convers Wyeth, whose many illustrations appeared in publications; his son Andrew Newell (1917–2009), whose paintings include Christina’s World (1948) and the Helga series (1971–85); and Andrew’s son Jamie (1946-), full name James Browning Wyeth, whose notable paintings include Portrait of J.F.K. (1965), Wolfbane (1984), and his series of portraits of Orca Bates…
…a colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit…
…an ornamental plant related to tobacco, with tubular flowers that are particularly fragrant at night…
…a colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit…
…a spore-forming parasitic protozoan that chiefly affects insects…
…a colourless flammable hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit…
…denoting a method of assembling something by choosing items from among a large variety of different possibilities…
…a colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit…
…a volatile liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit…
…denoting a method of assembling something by choosing items from among a large variety of different possibilities…
…a type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies. Rock and roll was an amalgam of black rhythm and blues and white country music, usually based around a twelve-bar structure and an instrumentation of guitar, double bass, and drums…
…a type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies. Rock and roll was an amalgam of black rhythm and blues and white country music, usually based around a twelve-bar structure and an instrumentation of guitar, double bass, and drums…
…a plant of western North America with blue bowl-shaped flowers…
…a large wading bird of the sandpiper family, with a long downcurved bill, brown streaked plumage, and frequently a distinctive ascending two-note call…
…a bulbous Eurasian plant of a genus that includes the daffodil, especially (in gardening) one with flowers that have white or pale outer petals and a shallow orange or yellow cup in the centre…
