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 unmentionable unmentionable /ənˈmɛnʃənəbəl/

adjective

  1. Unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation  ( unmentionable )
    unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation
     Unmentionable words
    unmentionable words

noun

  1. A garment worn under other garments  ( undergarment , unmentionable )
    a garment worn under other garments


 blush blush /ˈblʌʃ/

noun

  1. Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment, guilt, shame or modesty)  ( blush , flush )
    sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment, guilt, shame or modesty)
  2. A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health  ( blush , rosiness , bloom , flush )
    a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

verb

  1. () Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame  ( crimson , redden , flush , blush )
    turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
     The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
    The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
  2. Become rosy or reddish  ( blush )
    become rosy or reddish
     Her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air
    her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air


 reinforcement reinforcement /ˌriːɪnˈfɔrsmənt/

noun

  1. () (military) a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission  ( reenforcement , reinforcement , support )
    (military) a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
     They called for artillery support
    they called for artillery support
  2. An act performed to strengthen approved behavior  ( reinforcement , reward )
    an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
  3. A device designed to provide additional strength  ( reinforcement , strengthener )
    a device designed to provide additional strength
     The cardboard backing was just a strengthener
    the cardboard backing was just a strengthener
     He used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
    he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
  4. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it  ( reinforcement , reinforcer , reinforcing stimulus )
    (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
  5. Information that makes more forcible or convincing  ( reinforcement , reenforcement )
    information that makes more forcible or convincing
     His gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
    his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints


 Geococcyx californianus Geococcyx californianus /dʒiːoʊkoʊˈsɪks kælɪˈfɔrnɪənʊs/

noun

  1. Speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas  ( chaparral cock , Geococcyx californianus , roadrunner )
    speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas