haets

noun

plural of haet, chiefly Scottish
as in fractions

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  1. fractions
  2. molecules
  3. atoms
  4. tastes
  5. granules
  6. shreds
  7. whispers
  8. ounces
Noun
  • The brightly colored insects, native to Australia, are small — just fractions of an inch long — with colors that pop under a microscope.
    — Brad Balukjian, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Specifically, is the set of all rational numbers, meaning those expressible as fractions, such as 1, or , or .
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of fractions
Noun
  • But the team recovered amino acid variants, molecules that make up proteins, that suggested three bones and two teeth were Denisovan, according to the new studies.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The team at Rainmaker says drones are the most precise and cost-effective way of cloud seeding, a process that uses molecules of silver iodide to attract water droplets and enhance the amount rain and snow that falls.
    — Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of molecules
Noun
  • At the end of each run, the atoms that landed in one of the interferometer’s two exits were sorted by the phase accumulated by the falling path.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Prime numbers, those divisible only by 1 and themselves, are the atoms of arithmetic; all other whole numbers are built from them.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of atoms
Noun
  • Carré describes their house style as magpie, which reflects the fact that each design is led by their client’s tastes and preferences.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Americans' tastes also expanded beyond the traditional luncheonette menu.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • Vortex structures At 416 nanometers, the solar surface is dominated by granules, the convection cells that carry heat from the interior.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Benefits of Rabbit Repellents Commercial rabbit repellents are easy to apply, either as a ready-to-use spray or as scatterable granules.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
Definition of granules
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  • In contrast, when a previously obscure writer, Mia Ballard, was accused of using AI in her horror novel Shy Girl, her publisher launched an investigation, canceled the book, and left her reputation in shreds.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The pork chop came with an unfamiliar vegetable, shreds of a green stalk.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of shreds
Noun
  • The work on my set is like open-heart surgery, only in whispers, going straight for the essential and nothing else.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Through a series of whispers and hand signals, the gator’s location was confirmed.
    — Zachary Przystup, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of whispers
Noun
  • The deal will fill the container up to 400 ounces, which is equivalent to two extra-large popcorns, per Cinemark.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps the best feature of the Assembly is its side mesh pouch for holding, what else, but a Stanley 1913 (up to 24 ounces).
    — Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of ounces
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