prosthetic maneuver grinding sculptor gourd

Published Sep 05, 2020 [ English ]

prosthetic

pros·the·sis /prɒsˈθiːsəs, prɒsˈθiːsɪs $ prɑːs-/ noun (plural prostheses /-siːz/) [countable]

an artificial leg, tooth, or other part of the body which takes the place of a missing part

—prosthetic /-ˈθetɪk/ adjective

ma·noeu·vre1 British English, maneuver American English /məˈnuːvə $ -ər/ noun

[countable] a skillful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space
- a careful driver will often stop talking before carrying out a complex manoeuvre
[uncountable and countable] a skillful or carefully planned action intended to gain an advantage for yourself
- They tried by diplomatic maneuvers to obtain an agreement
manoeuvres [plural] military activities, such as pretending to fight a battle, which are done as practice or training
- Large-scale military manoeuvres are being carried out near the border.
- on manoeuvres
  - troops on night manoeuvres
room for manoeuvre/freedom of manoeuvre
1. the possibility of changing your plans or decisions in order to achieve what you want
2. As I see it, Lisa, you don’t really have a great deal of room for manoeuvre.

grind·ing /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]

very difficult and unpleasant, and never seeming to improve
1. a country devastated by civil war and grinding poverty
a grinding noise is the continuous unpleasant noise of machinery parts rubbing together

sculp·tor /ˈskʌlptə $ -ər/ noun [countable]

someone who makes sculptures

gourd /ɡʊəd $ ɡɔːrd, ɡʊrd/ noun [countable]

a round fruit whose outer shell can be used as a container, or the container made from this fruit.