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Bahrain
Bahrain
/baɪˈreɪn/
noun
An island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
(
Bahrain
,
Bahrein
,
State of Bahrain
)
an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
An island in the Persian Gulf
(
Bahrain
,
Bahrain Island
,
Bahrein
,
Bahrein Island
)
an island in the Persian Gulf
Torquato Tasso
Torquato Tasso
/tɔrˈkwɑːtoʊ ˈtæsoʊ/
noun
Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
(
Tasso
,
Torquato Tasso
)
Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
dud
dud
/ˈdʌd/
adjective
Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
(
dud
)
failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
He stepped on a dud mine
he stepped on a dud mine
noun
An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
(
bomb
,
dud
,
turkey
,
clunker
[Informal, N. American]
)
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
The first experiment was a real turkey
the first experiment was a real turkey
The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
An explosion that fails to occur
(
dud
,
misfire
)
an explosion that fails to occur
Someone who is unsuccessful
(
dud
,
flop
[Informal]
,
washout
,
clunker
[Informal, N. American]
)
someone who is unsuccessful
off-white
off-white
/ɔːf ˈwaɪt/
adjective
Of something having a color tending toward white
(
off-white
,
whitish
)
of something having a color tending toward white
noun
A shade of white the color of bleached bones
(
bone
,
off-white
,
pearl
,
ivory
)
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
The wedding dress was a shade of ivory, matching the vintage theme perfectly.
The wedding dress was a shade of ivory, matching the vintage theme perfectly.
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