kennings

noun

plural of kenning, chiefly Scottish
as in fractions

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  1. fractions
  2. atoms
  3. nutshells
  4. molecules
  5. snippets
  6. whispers
  7. fragments
  8. ounces
Noun
  • Later the same day, Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines, a service designed for transactions that AI agents execute with each other, including micropayments worth fractions of a cent.
    — Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Measuring ingredients helps children practice fractions, while comparing prices at the grocery store builds number sense and problem-solving skills.
    — Isabel Lopez, Parents, 6 July 2026
Definition of fractions
Noun
  • At the same time, the rate of helium loss provides some indication of the amount of energy available to liberate other atoms.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • The thermal jiggling of atoms is a constant threat to the precision needed for detailed calculations.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of atoms
Noun
  • Archaeobotanists find various parts of plants, including seeds, chaff, fruit pits, nutshells and cobs.
    — Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
  • And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Definition of nutshells
Noun
  • One venomous species may produce hundreds of distinct molecules, each assigned to different biological dirty work.
    — Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026
  • Any molecules, including ammonia, methane, and water, would also stay in the atmosphere.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Definition of molecules
Noun
  • To keep our attention, Parreno and Gordon splice in snippets of overhead shots or official TV footage.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
  • Music and sound snippets are coordinated with the fireworks and other visuals.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of snippets
Noun
  • The whispers had grown too loud to ignore, and a grand jury was convened.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • But eccentricity is only the visible tip of the vast iceberg of Vibeke’s mental health issues, and soon Karl and Rikke are conferring in low whispers about whether, and when, to slip some ground-up sleeping pills into her drink.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of whispers
Noun
  • Instead of communicating with the other operator to decide who will make the dodge, Starlink satellites automatically avoid other objects — both space debris fragments or operational satellites — whenever there is a conjunction alert.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Rainfall likely caused any additional meteorite fragments that fell outside to disintegrate.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of fragments
Noun
  • Three people were arrested Saturday after Antioch police officers found them with guns and nearly two dozen ounces of marijuana outside a car punctured with bullet holes, police said.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • Marcus was just 3 pounds, 12 ounces at birth and spent time in the NICU, and he was cleared to go home within several weeks.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Definition of ounces
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