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 rumination rumination /ˌruːmɪˈneɪʃən/

noun

  1. Regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding  ( rumination )
    regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
  2. (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)  ( rumination )
    (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
     Ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination
    ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination
  3. A calm, lengthy, intent consideration  ( reflexion [British] , rumination , thoughtfulness , contemplation , musing , reflection )
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
     She sat in reflection, contemplating her life choices.
    She sat in reflection, contemplating her life choices.


 bypass bypass /ˈbaɪˌpæs/

noun

  1. () A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center  ( beltway [ N. American] , ring road [British] , ringway , bypass , ringroad [British] )
    a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
     Taking the bypass can help you avoid the city's heavy traffic.
    Taking the bypass can help you avoid the city's heavy traffic.
  2. A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current  ( bypass , electrical shunt , shunt )
    a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
  3. A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)  ( bypass )
    a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

verb

  1. () Avoid something unpleasant or laborious  ( go around , short-circuit , get around , bypass )
    avoid something unpleasant or laborious
     You cannot bypass these rules!
    You cannot bypass these rules!


 femininity femininity /ˌfɛməˈnɪnəti/

noun

  1. () The trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women  ( muliebrity , femininity )
    the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women


 Pinguinus impennis Pinguinus impennis /pɪŋˈgwinəs ɪmˈpenɪs/

noun

  1. Large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct  ( great auk , Pinguinus impennis )
    large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct