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A-bomb
A-bomb
/ˈeɪˌbɒm/
noun
A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
(
A-bomb
,
fission bomb
,
plutonium bomb
,
atom bomb
,
atomic bomb
)
a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.
The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.
gender role
gender role
/ˈdʒɛndər roʊl/
noun
The overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness
(
gender role
)
the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness
Your gender role is the public expression of your gender identity
your gender role is the public expression of your gender identity
consignment
consignment
/kənˈsaɪnmənt/
noun
The delivery of goods for sale or disposal
(
consignment
)
the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
(
commitment
,
committal
,
consignment
)
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
Goods carried by a large vehicle
(
consignment
,
lading
,
loading
,
cargo
,
freight
,
load
,
payload
,
shipment
)
goods carried by a large vehicle
The ship carried a large amount of cargo across the ocean
The ship carried a large amount of cargo across the ocean
Marie Stopes
Marie Stopes
/məˈriː ˈstoʊps/
noun
Birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
(
Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
,
Marie Stopes
,
Stopes
)
birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
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