Even the wisest of men have hoped for a full knowledge of the arcana of metals. We unfold the hidden operations, the very arcana of Nature, whom we unclothe as it were to her very nakedness. What is the noun for arcane? arcanum. A mystery or deep secret. An elixirRead More →
While the verb to have has many different meanings, its primary meaning is “to possess, own, hold for use, or contain.” Have and has indicate possession in the present tense (describing events that are currently happening). Have is used with the pronouns I, you, we, and they, while has isRead More →
fighting or a fight, especially during a time of war. in combat He was killed in combat. How do you use combat in a sentence? battle or contend against in or as if in a battle. The police are planning sterner measures to combat crime. He was awarded a crossRead More →
The plural noun is generally formed by adding -s to the singular. Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch or -x form the plural by adding -es to the singular. Most nouns ending in -o also form their plural by adding -es to the singular. What is the plural form ofRead More →
A post box (British English; also written postbox; also known as pillar box), also known as a collection box, mailbox, letter box or drop box (American English) is a physical box into which members of the public can deposit outgoing mail intended for collection by the agents of a country’sRead More →
Hair is singular when it refers to an entire head of hair (e.g., brown hair, blonde hair, curly hair). When describing individual strands of hair, the plural is hairs. Is it correct to use hairs? ‘Hair’ can be used as a singular, plural, or collective noun based on the context,Read More →
Crises in a Sentence ? With a hurricane and an earthquake occurring the same week, the state is facing many crises. Our country has faced many crises over the years, but we have always persevered in those dangerous times. Is there such a word as crise? noun, plural crises .Read More →
Singular indefinite pronouns The following indefinite pronouns are always singular: one. anyone, everyone, no one, someone. anybody, everybody, nobody, somebody. What pronouns are singular? Examples of Singular Pronouns subject pronouns – I, you, he, she, it, they (when used as a gender-inclusive pronoun) object pronouns – me, you, him, her,Read More →
Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism. What is epigenetics and how does it work? Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviors and environment can causeRead More →
correspondence (between A and B) a connection between two things; the fact of two things being similar There is a close correspondence between the two extracts. What is someone’s correspondence? Someone’s correspondence is the letters that they receive or send. He always replied to his correspondence. Synonyms: letters, post, mailRead More →