English Words With Foreign Origin Word Search — Quick

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English Words With Foreign Origin word list, defined

VIN /vɪn/ · noun
A wine, especially a French wine. In South Asian English, a vin is also a fermented alcoholic drink made from palm sap, traditionally known as toddy. Related: wine, toddy, palm wine.
MOT UK /mɒt/; US /mɑt/ · noun
A witty, pithy remark or saying, typically characterized by cleverness or irony. Related: quip, witticism, joke, maxim.
NIX /nɪks/ · noun, verb
As a noun, nix means nothing or, in Germanic folklore, a water spirit. As an informal verb, it means to reject, cancel, or abandon something. Related: cancel, reject, veto, abandon.
ALA /ˈeɪlə/ · noun
A wing or a winglike anatomical part or process projecting from the side of an organ or structure, such as the flared outer portion of the nostril (the ala of the nose) or the winglike lateral expansion of a bone. Related: pinna, flange, process, apophysis.
BOW /baʊ/ (to bend; also rhymes with 'cow'); /boʊ/ (front of a ship; archery weapon) · noun & verb
As a verb, to bend the head or body forward as a gesture of respect, greeting, or submission, or to bend something into a curve. As a noun, it denotes such an act of bending, a curved shape or object (as in a bow tie or archery bow), or, pronounced /boʊ/, the forward part of a ship. Related: stoop, kneel, crouch, curtsy.
NOM /nɒm/ (British English); /nɑːm/ (US English) · interjection, noun, and verb
Used as an exclamation when something tastes or smells especially delicious. As a noun, it means a delicious food; as a verb, it means to eat noisily or greedily. Related: yummy, delicious, tasty, mouthwatering.
CAM /kæm/ · noun
A rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage, typically an egg-shaped or eccentric disc or cylinder, that converts rotary motion into reciprocating motion by pressing against a follower. The name of the river flowing through Cambridge, England. Related: eccentric, lug, lobe, tappet.
WOK /wɒk/ (British), /wɑːk/ (US) · noun, verb
A wok is a wide, deep-sided cooking pan, traditionally used in Chinese cooking for stir-frying and also for steaming, braising, or deep-frying. As a verb, wok means to cook or stir-fry food in a wok. Related: frying pan, skillet, sauté pan.

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