barn storm intransitive verb 1. to travel through rural areas giving performances, political speeches, exhibition contests, or the like. 2. to perform acts of stunt flying with a small plane, usu. at…
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momentum
mo men təm 1. in physics, a quantity that characterizes the motion of a body, equal to its mass multiplied by its velocity. A bicycle moving at the same speed as a…
maladroit
mae lə droIt adjective not skillful; clumsy; tactless. The senator is under pressure to apologize for her maladroit remarks about women on welfare.
entropy
en trə pi noun 1. in thermodynamics, a mathematical expression of the state of randomness or energy loss in any system. definition 2. the natural and irreversible tendency toward randomness and disorder…
vacuity
vae kyu ih ti noun 1. the state of being empty; emptiness. 2. a place containing no matter; void; vacuum. 3. the lack or absence of something. Sadly, at the talent show,…