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entrain Tweet Definition of entrain Like Definition of entrain on Facebook
verb 
  1. (poetic) To get into or board a train.
  2. (chemistry) To suspend small particles in the current of a fluid.
  3. (figurative) To encarriage, to conjoin, to link; as in a series of entities, elements, objects or processes.
     
equinoctial Tweet Definition of equinoctial Like Definition of equinoctial on Facebook
noun 
  1. the great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator
adjective 
  1. of, or relating to an equinox
  2. of, or relating to the celestial or terrestrial equator
     
Etesian Tweet Definition of Etesian Like Definition of Etesian on Facebook
noun 
  1. a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean
adjective 
  1. pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean
  • 1997: Dixon, assailed without mercy by his Sensorium, almost in a swoon, finds himself, on Nights of Cloud, less and less able to forgo emerging at dusk, cloaked against the wind, and making directly for the prohibited parts of town. " Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon
     
eye Tweet Definition of eye Like Definition of eye on Facebook
noun (plural eyes or (archaic) eyen)
  1. An organ that is sensitive to light, which it converts to electrical signals passed to the brain, by which means animals see.
  2. A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
  3. A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook.
  4. The center/centre of a hurricane.
  5. A mark on an animal, such as a peacock or butterfly, resembling an eye.
  6. A reproductive bud in a potato.
  7. The ability to notice what others might miss.
He has a good eye for talent.
verb (eyes, eyeing or eying, eyed)
  1. To look at someone or something as if with the intent to do something with that person or thing.
     

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