250
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
agleamadjectiveUS /əˈɡliːm/
bright with a steady but subdued shining
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
boilingnounUS /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
the first light of day
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
lunaradjectiveUS /ˈluːnər/
of or relating to or associated with the moon
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
nigrescent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
popsnounUS /pɑːps/
plural of “pop” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
and nothing more
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
sprinkledverbUS /ˈsprɪŋkəld/
past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
temperaturenounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
not known
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
at the time that
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
a Caucasian
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
zeroadjectiveUS /ˈzɪroʊ/
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
