Vocabulary Word
Word: meter
Definition: arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)
Definition: arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)
Sentences Containing 'meter'
Most householders are deeply interested in the actual amount of gas which they consume -LRB- gas is charged for according to the number of cubic feet used -RRB-, and therefore they should be able to read the gas meter which indicates their consumption of gas.
It will suffice to say that within the meter box are thin disks which are moved by the stream of gas that passes them.
In this way, the number of cubic feet of gas which pass through the meter is automatically registered.
More Vocab Words
::: replica - copy::: prehensile - capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails
::: inflated - exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
::: ashen - ash-colored; deadly pale
::: misogynist - hater of woman; CF. misogyny
::: precise - exact
::: comity - courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
::: panegyric - formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics.
::: fleck - spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
::: inter - bury; N. interment
