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And of course it was Ambrosio's opportunity to frittolare* even more obscure old characters.

Original Sentence: Top them with a warmed cream cheese glaze drizzle and leave the syrup in the cupboard. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2gx7X8/:16.ZRB6-e:8BSFabJT/kidcrave.com/scoop/webs-tastiest-pancakes-recipes/ Source: Web

glaze |gleɪz|

verb [ with obj. ]

1 fit panes of glass into (a window or door frame or similar structure): windows can be glazed using laminated glass.

• enclose or cover with glass: the verandas were glazed in .

2 overlay or cover (food, fabric, etc.) with a smooth, shiny coating or finish: new potatoes which had been glazed in mint-flavoured butter.

3 [ no obj. ] lose brightness and animation: the prospect makes my eyes glaze over with boredom | (as adj.glazed) : she had a glazed look in her eyes.

noun

1 a vitreous substance fused on to the surface of pottery to form an impervious decorative coating.

• a smooth, shiny surface formed on pottery by glazing: the glaze of the white cups.

• Art a thin topcoat of transparent paint used to modify the tone of an underlying colour.

2 a liquid such as milk or beaten egg used to form a smooth, shiny coating on food.

3 N. Amer.a thin, glassy coating of ice on the ground or water.

DERIVATIVES

glazer noun,

glazy adjective

Own Sentence: I could get the gist of his features, but none of it stuck in my mind beyond an impression of astonishing beauty. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/80tQRP/:1kws9VMNC:6upX-FVb/io9.com/5823291/great-character-descriptions-from-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books/ Source: Web

gist |dʒɪst|

noun [ in sing. ]

1 the substance or general meaning of a speech or text: it was hard to get the gist of Pedro's talk.

2 Law the real point of an action.

Original Sentence: It somehow survived devastating munitions attacks at the end of the war, was sealed up and then just...forgotten about.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4yx5mj/:1XlltNzj9:6upX-FVb/www.cracked.com/article_20335_6-mind-blowing-things-recently-discovered-from-wwii.html/ Source: Web munition |mjʊˈnɪʃ(ə)n|

pluralnoun( munitions )

military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores. reserves of nuclear, chemical, and conventional munitions. (as modifiermunition) : munition factories.

verb [ with obj. ]

supply with munitions.

DERIVATIVES

munitioner noun( rare)

Original Sentence: The web today is a growing universe of interlinked web pages and web apps, teeming with videos, photos, and interactive content. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/5X2xGN/:176S4TYsD:6upX-FVb/www.evolutionoftheweb.com/ Source: Web

teem 1 |tiːm|

verb [ no obj. ] (teem with)

be full of or swarming with: every garden is teeming with wildlife | (as adj.teeming) : she walked briskly through the teeming streets.

ORIGIN Old English tēman, tīeman, of Germanic origin; related to team. The original senses included ‘give birth to’, also ‘be or become pregnant’, giving rise to ‘be full of’ in the late 16th cent.

teem 2 |tiːm|

verb [ no obj. ]

(of water, especially rain) pour down; fall heavily: with the rain teeming down at the manor, Italy seemed a long way off.

Original Sentence: Like most reservists I know, I lead a busy life.  http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1V9WwH/:LwQZxS9o:5X5qI-hj/dhmathis.com/2013/01/28/why-i-serve/ Source: Web

reservist |rɪˈzəːvɪst|

noun

Original Sentence: Unfortunately, the mere fact that a number has proliferated, even at the highest levels of officialdom, does not demonstrate the number is true. Source: Book; 'The Science of Fear, by Daniel Gardner.'

proliferate |prəˈlɪfəreɪt|

verb [ no obj. ]

increase rapidly in number; multiply: the science-fiction magazines which proliferated in the 1920s.

• (of a cell, structure, or organism) reproduce rapidly: cultured cells often proliferate indefinitely.

• [ with obj. ] cause (cells, tissue, structures, etc.) to reproduce rapidly.

DERIVATIVES

proliferative |-rətɪv|adjective,

proliferator noun