adjective capable of returning to its initial form after being stretched or deformed.The bunches of asparagus are sold with elastic bands around them.The new, rubber-like material is very elastic. noun a fabric…

noun a group of young birds or other animals hatched or born at the same time to one mother.The hen sheltered her brood under her wings. intransitive verb to ponder or deliberate,…

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noun 1. a fantasy or mistaken belief.He operated under the illusion that the city was a safe place until that day he was attacked.Your notion that you will make it big in…

noun a sweet plant secretion that attracts insects and birds, enabling pollination and supplying bees with the chief ingredient for making honey. The hummingbirds sipped nectar from the colorful flowers. See the…