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B , B, b [Called ‘bee’]. The 2nd LETTER of the modern Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It descends from the Phoenician symbol bēth (‘house’), which wa… Bovine , bovine •canine • asinine • leonine • saturnine •Antonine • pavonine • rapine •alpine, cisalpine •pitchpine • orpine •lupine, supine •porcupine • vulp… bereave , be·reave / biˈrēv/ • v. (be bereaved) be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, esp. due to the loved one's death: the year after they h… extrovert , ex·tro·vert / ˈekstrəˌvərt/ (also ex·tra·vert) • n. an outgoing, overtly expressive person. ∎ Psychol. a person predominantly concerned with external… Derivation , DERIVATION.
1. A process through which one WORD, PHRASE, or SENTENCE is formed from another: passive sentences (They were met by a friend) are often… Expression , ex·pres·sion / ikˈspreshən/ • n. 1. the process of making known one's thoughts or feelings: she accepted his expressions of sympathy. ∎ the conveying…
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