Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    ob·strep·er·ous
    /əbˈstrep(ə)rəs/

    adjective

    • 1. noisy and difficult to control: "the boy is cocky and obstreperous"

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. Answer to: Define obstreperous By signing up, you'll get thousands of step-by-step solutions to your homework questions. You can also ask your own...

  3. A Part of the Parts of Speech. Every word in the English language functions as a part of speech. One part of speech is an adjective. Adjectives are used to describe or to modify nouns (words referring to people, places, things, or ideas). The word 'garrulous' is an adjective.

  4. Answer to: Define unscrupulous By signing up, you'll get thousands of step-by-step solutions to your homework questions. You can also ask your own...

  5. Answer to: Define imploringly By signing up, you'll get thousands of step-by-step solutions to your homework questions. You can also ask your own...

  6. The human brain excels at storing information and accessing it seemingly without thought. This ability is demonstrated when people engage in conversations with each other. When you are having a conversation with someone, you and your conversation partner will often use phrases whose meanings are directly linked to your shared cultural experiences.

  7. Answer to: Define priggish By signing up, you'll get thousands of step-by-step solutions to your homework questions. You can also ask your own...

  8. Define jutted. 'Jutted' is a word which came to be used in the English language during the 16th century. Its etymology comes from an older English word, which was spelled 'jet.'.

  9. Context: You're more likely to encounter the word ''portentous'' in a book or work of literature than you are in casual conversation - unless it's a conversation with a humanities grad student or professor. This word relates to ideas about events in the near or distant future.

  10. Descriptions and Actions: In a sentence, each word has a specific function. Various words, depending on how they are used, can have different functions in a sentence, like the word 'blasted' which functions as a past tense verb (showing a past action) or as an adjective (describes a noun).

  11. Define innuendo. The Words Authors Use. ... Define obstreperous; What does censure mean? What is a synonym ...