Dictionary of Quotes

Quotes :

1. cogwheel Definition: (noun) A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion. Synonyms: gear. Usage: Wheels began to revolve faster and faster, levers and cogwheels to work, chimes to play, figures to pop out, and the hands to advance with regular motion. Discuss


2. cantata Definition: (noun) A musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text. Synonyms: oratorio. Usage: Instead of the band a choir began singing a cantata composed by Paul Ivanovich Kutuzov. Discuss


3. minimalism Definition: (noun) An art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color. Synonyms: reductivism. Usage: The sculpture—simply a perfect sphere—must have been created at the height of minimalism. Discuss


4. demitasse Definition: (noun) Small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream. Synonyms: cafe noir. Usage: He began to frequent another cafe, where more newspapers were taken and his postprandial demitasse cost him a penny extra. Discuss